A baby kiwi has undergone two rounds of surgery to fix its crooked beak and will be released into the wild.

The 594-gram chick that's yet to be named was born in October with a misaligned bill.

The chick received help to hatch after staff at Queenstown's Kiwi Birdlife Park realised it wouldn't be able to kick free of its shell because its foot was caught over its head, similar to a breach birth for humans.

It then became apparent the chick's misaligned beak would hinder feeding and inhibit its ability to survive and grow.

Massey University in Palmerston North fixed the problem beak with a new technique developed by veterinary surgeons at its Wildbase Hospital and says the chick will be released once she reaches one kilogram.