The French tourists snapped while urinating out of the windows of a moving car are leaving the country today with their tails between their legs.
On Monday, Florian Birolleau and a friend were photographed peeing out of their rental vehicle as it travelled along a Southland highway.
The men, part of a group of five visitors, said they did not stop for a toilet break because they were running late on a trip to Milford Sound.
On Friday afternoon, the group, aged in their early 20s, returned the vehicle to NZ Rent a Car in Christchurch and were met by the police and the media.
Officers gave Birolleau and another man pre-charge warnings for offensive behaviour.
All five tourists received pre-charge warnings for allegedly stealing items, including pillows, from their Milford Sound accommodation.