The group reportedly became agitated after being asked to clean up after themselves.
Footage of a group of Irish tourists threatening locals in New Zealand has emerged, after the group reportedly refused to clean up after themselves at a popular beach.
The group, who Auckland native Krista Curnow claimed to be Irish, became embroiled in a heated exchange with locals after they pointed out the mess they had reportedly left behind on Takapuna beach.
According to Ms Curnow, the group consisted of 12 people, including a baby and young boy, she noted the adults appeared to be intoxicated after "drinking Coronas and Bundaberg".
The aftermath showed boxes of beer, plastic bags and litter strewn across the grass banks near the beach.
‘Hey don’t come to our country and disrespect it like that.’
Speaking to the New Zealand Herald Ms Curnow said the tourists surrounded her and shouted abuse while footage from the incident shows a young boy shouting, “I’ll knock your brains out.”
“The young boy in the video came up to our group and emptied his bag of chips on our blanket, before laughing and ran away,” she said.
“Later on, the family packed up and left all their rubbish on the reserve. We were thinking, ‘Are you serious?’
“We asked them if the were going to pick up their rubbish and they said they weren’t coming back. So I followed them and I said, ‘Hey don’t come to our country and disrespect it like that.’
“Their response was basically if we have a problem then we can pick it up and that that’s what the council is for.
“That’s when they started getting quite violent. About 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.
“They turned violent and even grandma and the child got involved saying they wanted to punch my head in.”
The little boy in the video then started swearing and getting aggressive, coming up to Ms Curnow and her friends saying he was going to “knock your brains out”.
The tourists left boxes of empty beer bottles, rubbish and items of clothing. Picture: Krista CurnowSource: NZ Herald“He drove up onto the kerb towards me”.
As the group was leaving the beach, Ms Curnow attempted to take a photograph of their number plate, sparking the driver into a rage where he reportedly attempted to run her over and steal her phone, she said.
“He drove up onto the kerb towards me and he jumped out of the car and tried to take my phone. A bystander jumped in and told him to calm down.
“They drove off with their boots up, trying to hide their number plates.”
Ms Curnow blasted the family for "disrespecting" New Zealand but later added that the footage had "no reflection" on Irish people in general.
“We live in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. How dare people come to New Zealand and disrespect our country. This is our home,” she said.
