A Waikato adventure tourism company is to face charges over the death of a British backpacker in a quad bike accident a year ago.
Sarah Katie Bond, 24, died when she lost control of her quad bike and fell 50 metres down a steep bank on the Te Anga farm, 30 kilometres west of Waitomo Caves, last August. She was part of a group on a day trip with Waitomo Big Red at the time.
The company will next month defend two charges laid by the Department of Labour in Te Kuiti District Court over her death, the Weekend Herald reported.
One charge under the Health and Safety in Employment Act relates to the duty of people who control a workplace to take all practicable steps to ensure that people are not harmed. The second charge under the Machinery Act relates to the operation of an amusement device.
The adventure company has been run by father-and-daughter team Bill and Sarah Johnston for more than 10 years.
Mr Johnston declined to comment before the court case.
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