Lion Man 'unlawfully' kept property: claim

Northland's "Lion Man" Craig Busch unlawfully retained items of property when he was sacked from Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens, an Employment Relations Authority meeting was told today.

Mr Busch, 44, has dropped claims against Zion for reinstatement to his job and unjustified dismissal after claiming he was unfairly sacked by his mother, Patricia Busch.

But the park is seeking the return of company property and claiming for loss of income and legal costs due to Mr Busch's action.

Today's hearing was told that various items of property were unlawfully retained by Mr Busch, following termination of his employment.

They included a Ford transit van, a Nissan patrol vehicle, two trailers, various guns, a digger, power saw, power hacksaw, welder and a sander.

The hearing is continuing

- NZPA