British tourists from hell arrive at airport to leave New Zealand

A group of British travellers dubbed ‘tourists from hell’ have finally arrived at an airport to leave New Zealand after wreaking havoc across the country.

Members of the controversial family, thought to be from Liverpool, were seen at Auckland International Airport with luggage and were due to leave New Zealand on a flight today. 

Locals will breathe a sigh of relief after the holidaymakers were accused of causing chaos by trashing motel rooms, leaving rubbish on the beach and using foul language.

But the clan’s last few days in the country have not passed without incident. There were reports this morning that their Honda Odyssey was given a parking ticket after it was left in a loading zone for longer than the five-minute limit in Auckland.

And yesterday, the group allegedly tried to con a petrol station owner out of a can of Red Bull.  

A group of British travellers dubbed ‘tourists from hell’ have finally arrived at an airport (pictured) to leave New Zealand after wreaking havoc across the country

The clan's last few days in the country have not passed without incident. There were reports this morning that their Honda Odyssey was given a parking ticket (pictured) after it was left in a loading zone for longer than the five-minute limit in Auckland

The clan’s last few days in the country have not passed without incident. There were reports this morning that their Honda Odyssey was given a parking ticket (pictured) after it was left in a loading zone for longer than the five-minute limit in Auckland

CCTV obtained by Daily Mail Australia showed the unruly British family arriving at a BP service station north of Wellington on Monday

CCTV obtained by Daily Mail Australia showed the unruly British family arriving at a BP service station north of Wellington on Monday

Family spokesman Joe Doran appears to have bleached his hair in the past fortnight. On left, he is seen after a commotion at Takapuna Beach, near Auckland; right, on Monday

Barbara Doran (above) is matriarch of the family of British travellers accused of running amok in New Zealand while on holiday from the caravan park where they live in the East Midlands

Barbara Doran (above) is matriarch of the family of British travellers accused of running amok in New Zealand while on holiday from the caravan park where they live in the East Midlands

Clan matriarch Barbara Doran is seen carrying a can of Red Bull out of the service station

Clan matriarch Barbara Doran is seen carrying a can of Red Bull out of the service station

They were seen stopping at a BP service station about two hours north of Wellington on Monday.

The pit stop by the family was made on their way to Auckland, where they were due to catch an international flight on Tuesday. Staff member Linus Merchant told Daily Mail Australia he believes he foiled the family’s plot to ‘bamboozle’ him and leave the store with a free can of Red Bull.   

Linus said when he encountered the family, they appeared to be heading towards Auckland, and were looking for a fast food restaurant. 

CCTV footage showed family spokesman, Joe Doran, clambering out of the family’s green Honda Odyssey about 2.30pm, wearing just a pair of blue board shorts. 

He appeared to have bleached his hair in recent days as media attention on the clan’s activities ramped up. 

Mr Doran was joined by his mother, the clan matriarch, Barbara Doran; his wife, Miley and the family’s patriarch, who has not been named.   

‘They came in the shop as a crowd, drifted in and out,’ Mr Merchant said. 

The family members approached the counter swearing at each other and clutching three cans of the energy drink in their hands, he alleged. 

Barbara was heard telling Joe and Miley: ‘What, do you think I’m made of f***ing money?’ 

The group paid for the three cans. 

But after Miley had walked away with her can, Barbara and Joe then claimed they had only ever brought two cans to the counter. 

‘They paid for three Red Bulls (and) told me: ‘We got three’. 

‘I asked: ‘Where’s the other – you walked off with it, it’s wherever you put it’.

‘(I think) they were expecting me to say they could take another one from the fridge.

‘They had tried to distract me, but I recognised them as soon as they showed up and watched them carefully.’

Linus said he believed the group were trying to play a ‘classic divert and confuse con’. 

The service station where the British travellers were encountered earlier this week

The service station where the British travellers were encountered earlier this week

The service station attendant believes the family were trying to bamboozle him out of an extra can of Red Bull 

The service station attendant believes the family were trying to bamboozle him out of an extra can of Red Bull 

'I think they realised I knew who they were and wasn't going to play their games, so they left quickly,' said BP worker Linus Merchant

‘I think they realised I knew who they were and wasn’t going to play their games, so they left quickly,’ said BP worker Linus Merchant

Joe Doran (left), his wife Miley (middle), his father - whose name unknown - and clan matriarch Barbara Doran (right) were caught on video 

Joe Doran (left), his wife Miley (middle), his father – whose name unknown – and clan matriarch Barbara Doran (right) were caught on video 

The family were looking for a fast food restaurant after buying their energy drink cans

The family were looking for a fast food restaurant after buying their energy drink cans

Pictured for the first time is the patriarch of the clan, who has not given his name

Pictured for the first time is the patriarch of the clan, who has not given his name

In a bizarre coincidence, he said the power went out at the service station the second they walked in.

‘It was a brief encounter,’ he said. 

‘I think they realised I knew who they were and wasn’t going to play their games, so they left quickly.’ 

The family, thought to number about 15, has made headlines around the world for their alleged behaviour on holiday. 

The family have previously said they feel they are being ‘tortured’ by the public and insist they have done nothing wrong.

The group, believed to be from Liverpool in the UK, have been accused of scamming restaurants to avoid paying, leaving rubbish on beaches, swearing at locals and rubbishing the apartment they were staying in. 

Ms Cash last week pleaded guilty to stealing Red Bull, rope and sunglasses from a separate service station in Auckland over the Christmas-New Year period. 

In the past fortnight the family’s alleged antics have caught the attention of the world’s media and the clan sought refuge in mountains north of Wellington.  

Original sin: This mess left behind at Takapuna Beach near Auckland sparked a social media firestorm

Family spokesman Joe Doran was present

Original sin: This mess left behind at Takapuna Beach near Auckland sparked a social media firestorm. Family spokesman Joe Doran, on right, was there

Joe is married to Miley Doran and pictures of their wedding on Facebook from November 2017 show the couple dancing with relatives. Miley is with the family in New Zealand

Joe is married to Miley Doran and pictures of their wedding on Facebook from November 2017 show the couple dancing with relatives. Miley is with the family in New Zealand

Miley and Joe (pictured) have been together for several years. They have moved around and lived at caravan parks in the East Midlands where neighbours say they are a good family

Miley and Joe (pictured) have been together for several years. They have moved around and lived at caravan parks in the East Midlands where neighbours say they are a good family

But their every move has been closely tracked by a keen group of online vigilantes. 

On Sunday, Daily Mail Australia discovered the clan left their rooms in a small hotel in Levin in complete disarray. 

Pictures sighted by the publication showed spaghetti and Red Bull cans strewn around the room. Meantime, staff said the smell of ‘kid’s poo’ permeated the space.  

Four members of the family were issued with deportation notices early last week after causing a commotion at Burger King. 

But the family have some 28 days to file an appeal.  

WHO’S WHO IN THE UNRULY BRITISH FAMILY ROILING NEW ZEALAND? 

Matriarch Barbara Doran  says the family are 'very frightened, honestly'

Matriarch Barbara Doran says the family are ‘very frightened, honestly’

THE MATRIARCH 

The matriarch of the unruly clan being hunted by outraged Facebook vigilantes is grandmother Barbara Doran, 55.  

Mrs Doran has told Daily Mail Australia that she is too scared to sleep at night. 

The family feel they are being ‘tortured’ by the public and insist they have done nothing wrong. 

‘I’m very, very frightened, honestly,’ Mrs Doran said.

THE FAMILY SPOKESMAN

Family spokesman Joe Doran

Family spokesman Joe Doran

Her son, Joe Doran, has become the family’s number one spokesman, sparring with media at different sites across the country.  

Social media vigilantes tracking the family across New Zealand have dubbed Mr Doran ‘Honest John’. 

That’s because he has repeatedly given his name to reporters as ‘John Johnson’. 

THE SPOKESMAN’S WIFE

Joe’s wife is Miley Doran and pictures on Facebook show the couple dancing happily at their wedding in 2017.

THE RED BULL THIEF

Tina Marie Cash faced a New Zealand court last week and pleaded guilty to theft charges relating to a stolen Red Bull, rope and sunglasses.

WHERE ARE THEY FROM?  

The family has lived in various caravan parks around the East Midlands in the UK. 

Neighbours who say the family lived on the Washingborough Road caravan site in Lincoln say Joe Doran left the area two years ago ‘to escape trouble’.

He is believed to have then moved to a second site in Bitteswell, Leicestershire, where he lived for a brief period.

A neighbour, who knows the family, told MailOnline: ‘We are family and we stick together. 

‘Everything that’s been said about them in New Zealand isn’t true. They are a good family.’ 

One member of the family has bizarrely claimed they are related to Britain’s 10th richest man. 

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