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Takahe and kakapo ranger Glen Greaves, of Te Anau, with the kakapo egg he escorted from Little Barrier Island to Invercargill Airport, before it was flown by helicopter to Codfish Island.Another kakapo hatchling on Codfish Island is on the horizon after an egg was carried from Little Barrier Island at the weekend.

The egg is one of five due to hatch on Codfish Island within the next week.

Te Anau-based takahe and kakapo ranger Glen Greaves escorted the egg from Little Barrier Island, 80 kilometres northeast of Auckland, on Saturday.

The egg, which was 21 days into its 30-day gestation period, was taken from Little Barrier kakapo Heather because she had two eggs and removing one would give a second chick a better rate of survival.

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