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<p>More than 160 kākāpō eggs have been laid and the first 21 chicks have hatched, but there is also news of the first chick death, in episode 9 of the Kākāpō Files.</p><p>The record-breaking kākāpō breeding season continues its bumper run.</p><p>The number of eggs has reached 160, with more due to be laid as some female kākāpō begin to mate a second time.</p><p>Seventy two of the 160 eggs were fertile, although some have died at the early embryo stage.</p><p>Twenty one chicks have hatched - and that number increases by the day (and sometimes by the hour). One chick - Waa-4-A - died when it was just 36 hours. It was a small chick that took a long time to hatch and it failed to thrive.</p><p>Five kākāpō chicks are being hand-reared at Dunedin Wildlife Hospital and they will shortly be joined by a further eight chicks that are currently being hand-reared on Whenua Hou.</p><p>The Kākāpō Recovery team, from the Department of Conservation, are hard at work on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island and An...