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Lionman Craig Busch is caught up in a legal catfight as he battles to get his job back at Zion Wildlife Gardens.
Craig Busch claims he was unfairly sacked from the park that made him world famous after a long running clash with this mother.
Busch was fired in November last year from Zion Wildlife Gardens near Whangarei, amid serious misconduct allegations.
Problems began in 2006, when Craig's mother Patricia Busch put up a $1.7 million rescue package that has since reportedly ballooned to $3 million.
As a result, Patricia Busch became the sole director and a shareholder of the park, while Craig says he was later abruptly dumped.
"Basically, I was told to pack my bags and go," Busch said.
Craig Busch says he had planned to pay his mother back with money from his successful TV show, but was stopped from filming it.
Craig says he did all the work and brought the money into the park, but a former worker claims Craig Busch once said "if I cant have the park back&no one is going to have it."
Craig Busch has denied allegations he threatened to kill the cats and to bring the park into financial ruin.
The Employment Relations Authority has set the case down for three days and a decision is expected in six weeks' time.
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