Find out how the 2000th kiwi bird born at the National Kiwi Hatchery in Rotorua is doing. And we meet young Kiwi motorcyclists competing at the biggest dirt bike event in New Zealand.

The precious and iconic native kiwi bird is killed by predators in the wild. Only one in five kiwis born in the wild survive to adulthood.

Nine-year-old Janie Taiiringa-Roimata Bennett, of Te Kura o Te Koutu, visits the National Kiwi Hatchery at Rainbow Springs in Rotorua where they have just celebrated the hatching of a very special kiwi.

Since 1995, the National Kiwi Hatchery has raised and nurtured 2000 vulnerable chicks. Without kiwi hatcheries, most of the birds would die, said 10-year-old kiwi ranger Alew Malcolm.

Kea Kids News Since 1995, the Kiwi Hatchery has raised 2000 kiwi birds.

So how is the 2000th chick born at the National Kiwi Hatchery doing?

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"He's doing really, really well," said kiwi carer Helen McCormick. "When he's big enough, he'll go out to Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain."

Also in this edition of Kea Kids News, 11-year-old Jordan Coles and 10-year-old Finn Corbin meet young Kiwi motorcyclists competing at the biggest dirt bike riding event in New Zealand.

KEA Kids News is created to inspire young New Zealanders aged 7 to 11 to get involved in news and current affairs. If you know an aspiring young reporter or have a news tip for KEA Kids News, email janine.fenwick@stuff.co.nz.

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