The head of an English travelling gypsy group that caused mayhem on a family vacation to New Zealand has passed away, and angry Kiwis are saying “good riddance” to him.
James Anthony Nolan, the controversial group’s leader who infamously created mayhem during an extended family vacation in New Zealand in 2019, received praises on social media from family members in the United Kingdom.
In a tour that earned them the moniker “worse than pigs,” the notorious trio was accused of ruining a beach, leaving a cafe without paying, damaging their flat, and allegedly stealing a journalist’s phone.
A local stated that the gang at the time had claimed to be Irish, but it was later discovered that they were actually English.
In a social media post, Nolan’s sister Lulu paid tribute to him and said it had taken some time for his passing to sink in.
The message said, “My large wonderful brother Jimmy Nolan as much as we always had argument—they were present my entire life—loved him like a big brother finest daddy to his huge lovely children and best husband to my sister.”
New Zealanders, on the other hand, who obviously haven’t moved past the devastation he and his family brought about in their nation, didn’t express sorrow over his passing.
One individual wrote, “Good riddance to bad junk, karma came a calling, good.”
Hey everyone, it seems like we won’t have to worry about our old friend James, Jimmy, or Nolan visiting our country again. Another person added, “Karma finally caught up to him.
Another remarked, “Good riddance.”
After returning to the UK whining that their vacation had been “the holiday from hell” and that they had been “tortured and damned,” Nolan and his family received even more notoriety.
In one of several high-profile incidents while they were in New Zealand, beachgoer Krista Curnow captured them discarding beer bottles and heaps of trash on Auckland’s Takapuna Beach.
The family was also accused of putting ants and hair in restaurant meals to get out of paying the bill, and a little youngster in the group threatened to “punch the brains out” of a woman who had caught them littering on a beautiful Auckland beach.
Following their period of mayhem around New Zealand, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff called the group “a*******” and “garbage.”
More than 2,500 people signed a petition asking for their removal.
Before going to return to the UK the next month, Nolan and four other individuals received 28-day deportation responsibility letters from New Zealand’s immigration office.