Auckland mayor refuses to back down after British 'gypsy' family causing havoc across New Zealand threaten to sue him for calling them 'a*******' who are 'worse than pigs'
- Group of British travellers has been causing carnage in New Zealand for weeks
- Auckland mayor won't stand down after British 'gypsy' family threaten to sue him
- Phil Goff made comments on radio calling them 'a*******' and 'worse than pigs'
- The family are accused of fleeing cafes without paying and trashing a beach
- They received deportation notices but have instead checked into another hotel
- One member was caught shoplifting while another was charged with assault
The Mayor of Auckland has refused to back down after calling the British gypsy family causing trouble in New Zealand 'a*******' who are 'worse than pigs'.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff made the comments to a local radio station after family members allegedly dumped rubbish on Takapuna Beach and threatened to mow down a witness.
The four adult Dorans have been served with 28-day deportation liability notices by New Zealand's immigration service.
The Mayor of Auckland has refused to back down after making comments saying the British gypsy family (pictured) wreaking havoc in New Zealand were 'a*******'
Barbara Doran (left) and Joe Doran (right) are threatening, with other family members, to sue the mayor of Auckland
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff (pictured) made the comments to a local radio station after family members allegedly dumped rubbish on Takapuna Beach and threatened to mow down a witness
But they show no signs of leaving yet and have checked into a hotel near Auckland airport.
Mr Goff is furious at the behaviour of the family and wants actions to be taken against them for 'trashing' the country.
'These guys are trash. They are leeches,' the Mayor said.
Despite the family threatening to sue Mr Goff, he told the NZ Herald he stands by the comments he made about the unruly family.
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'With all the evidence emerging on their behaviour, Aucklanders were right to call them out. I don't resile from any comments I made about them,' Mr Goff said.
The British family has been making headlines across the world since arriving in New Zealand before Christmas.
Images show members of the family standing in public smoking and spitting, some drinking red bull while others carrying six-packs of beer.
The clan, who have lived in caravan parks across the East Midlands in the UK, are now so notorious that a hire car they crashed and abandoned in Auckland has been stripped by souvenir hunters.
Joe Doran, who earned the nickname 'Honest John' in New Zealand for lying about his real name, is pictured with his wife Eileen
Joe Doran picks up his baby daughter, as his family were on the best behaviour following accusations that they damaged their apartment and allegedly stole a journalist's phone
They ditched their rented seven-seater Honda Odyssey on Thursday after crashing it into a curb so hard the airbags popped and two tyres burst.
Joe Doran, who also goes by the name Miley, said his father crashed the vehicle because he was distracted by people calling them 'gypsy scum' while reversing in Mangere.
But as the travellers fled the crash scene, souvenir hunters stripped their car of its number plates, tax sticker and keys, apparently left in the ignition.
The Dorans, including matriarch Barbara Doran, 55, her husband Larry, their son Joe and his wife Eileen, have caused mayhem since arriving in New Zealand last month.
The tourists face claims they trashed a beach, left a cafe without paying, damaged their apartment and allegedly stole a journalist's phone.
Their antics have made headlines across the world. They have been accused of trashing an apartment, leaving restaurants without paying and stealing from shops
Pictured are matriarch Barbara Doran, 55, her husband Larry
One of the family's children was filmed threatening to 'knock the brains out' of locals who challenged their behaviour during a fortnight of chaos.
They also left a hotel room in Wellington strewn with cans of Red Bull, spaghetti and cigarette butts and smelling of poo, it has been claimed.
One woman in the group was caught on security cameras stealing sunglasses, rope and drinks from a service station.
On several occasions the group ordered meals at restaurants and then claimed that the food was contaminated with ants or hair and refused to pay for it.
Another member of the group, 26, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with assault with a weapon, reckless driving fraud by dishonestly using a document. He appeared at Auckland District Court and was bailed until February.
WHO'S WHO IN THE UNRULY BRITISH FAMILY ROILING NEW ZEALAND?
Matriarch Barbara Doran says the family are 'very frightened'
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 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 claim the family lived on the Washingborough Road caravan site in Lincoln, say one of the men 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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