9 Mar 2021
DOVEY AVIATION CONSULTING LIMITED v THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND [2021] NZHC 429
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 429
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the Attorney-General (RNZAF responsibility) and Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshows Ltd were liable for the damage to the plaintiff's aircraft because (i) the Military Display Director directed cherry pickers to be moved to the middle of the centre grass without checking with the Display Director or conducting a risk assessment; (ii) the Display Director failed to check where the cherry pickers had been moved and allowed changes to the programme without adequate risk assessment; (iii) the MDD failed to ensure he was adequately briefed and to advise pilots of hazards; these breaches f…