Waikato District Council will lure the flock of Canada geese at Huntly Domain to their death by hand feeding them food pellets laced with poison.
The council has made the decision to kill off the 180 geese at Lake Hakanoa due to them eating the grass on the domain and ruining the nearby soccer fields.
A goose can eat about 1kg of grass including roots and produce up to 1kg of excrement a day, according to the council.
As well as the growing number of weeds on the field, the council was also concerned the amount of poo on the fields posing a health risks to players.
The council says baiting the geese is a last resort and comes after a series of unsuccessful attempts to keep the geese away including installing low fencing and a chemical spray that acts as a repellent.