Former Auckland mayor Phil Goff said Doran and his family were \u201cworse than pigs\u201d when they ran amok around the city and in Hamilton.<\/p>\n
The rogue travellers were seen at several cafes and restaurants in Auckland\u2019s CBD and on the North Shore, with numerous claims the group walked out without paying for food.<\/p>\n
On January 9, 2019, three members of the group went to the Montrose Cafe and ordered more than $110 worth of food before shoving it into an employee and making a daring escape without paying.<\/p>\n
An inner-city coffee shop then lodged a complaint with police after a group refused to pay for a chocolate cake and abused the owner.<\/p>\n
Backyard Bar & Restaurant also said the group of 13 caused a ruckus and refused to pay for meals.<\/p>\n
Joe Doran at Takapuna beach, where the unruly tourist saga all began. Photo \/ Facebook.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re a bunch of a***holes,\u201d the former mayor said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese guys are trash. They are leeches.\u201d<\/p>\n
Goff called for the police to arrest the tourists: \u201cThey\u2019re worse than pigs and I\u2019d like to see them out of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking exclusively to the Herald at the time, the family said the social media furore which kicked off due to rubbish they left on Takapuna Beach<\/a> cut their holiday short and they were returning home a week earlier than planned.<\/p>\n However, Immigration New Zealand said the group were issued a deportation notice.<\/p>\n Police and Immigration officers were ultimately called to Burger King in Hamilton\u2019s Te Rapa after alleged unruly behaviour from the family.<\/p>\n A staff member said they were at the store the morning of January 15, causing a nuisance, complaining about and asking for free food. The children were also banging coins on the machines, as other patrons looked on.<\/p>\n The group remained at the premises for some time before leaving and returning in the afternoon.<\/p>\n Staff decided to call police after they walked through the drive-through.<\/p>\n On the Sunday prior, January 13, several family members were filmed leaving large amounts of their rubbish on Takapuna beach.<\/p>\n Local woman Krista Curnow filmed them as they left when an 8-year-old boy with the group began abusing her, threatening to \u201cknock your brains out\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n Curnow said she asked the group to pick up their rubbish: \u201cAbout four or five ladies stood around me … in a half circle. They were saying they were going to hit me … and I started walking backwards to get out of it.<\/p>\n \u201cEven grandma and the child got involved, saying they wanted to punch my head in.\u201d<\/p>\n The incident riled so many Kiwis a petition was launched to get the family kicked out of the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n One of the family members told the Herald: \u201cWe have to go home early because the New Zealand people are treating my family like shit. We paid a lot of money to come here for a family holiday.\u201d<\/p>\nPolice and Immigration officers were ultimately called to Burger King in Hamilton\u2019s Te Rapa after alleged unruly behaviour from the family. Photo \/ NZ Herald<\/p>\n