Some of the geese from Auckland's Western Springs checking out their new home in Northland.

Auckland Council has now successfully relocated almost 250 geese from Western Springs Park.

According to the council, the final batch of 147 geese was relocated to Northland at the end of January.

"We are delighted with the results. The population at Western Springs was unsustainable and to be able to rehome so many birds is a real success," Auckland Council's head of operational management and maintenance Agnes McCormack said.

JASON DORDAY/STUFF One of the geese from Western Springs the Auckland Council has now relocated to new homes in Northland.

An attempt to round up 140 geese at Auckland's Western Springs Park just before Christmas turned into a wild goose chase as the birds refused to cooperate.

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Auckland Council contractors started the operation at 5am on a blustery morning on December 18, battling heavy rain and a strong westerly wind, in a bid to curb the park's "unsustainable" booming goose population.

RYAN ANDERSON/STUFF An attempt to round up geese at Western Springs was foiled by a fallen tree.

Despite being offered food in a bid to corral them, they didn't appear to be interested and, after 90 minutes of attempting to get the gaggle of geese to cooperate, the operation was called off.

But the council still managed to round up 90 of them before the holiday season and the remaining 147 were moved to their new homes in the winterless north at the end of January.

"Our contractor, NZ Biosecurity Services, has done a fantastic job with all birds migrating to their new homes with little to no fuss," McCormack said.

She said 15 geese remain at Western Springs and those birds will be managed to ensure an over-population doesn't reoccur.

"It's a real win. The geese are happy, and we are noticing a huge reduction in the amount of faecal matter in the park, less grass damage, and a significant reduction in the need to clean the paths," McCormack said.

The council said the number of geese at the popular park was unsustainable and they had become aggressive with members of the public and had fouled the environment.

Each goose can eat up to 3kg of green matter a day which meant the park's pūkeko and swans were also missing out on food.

A council spokesperson said none of the birds were euthanised and birds with the "angel wings" condition were all relocated.