Thread: not again

The thing with this is that it's not just a Coromandel issue - many many rural parts of NZ have a major issue with trespass by people who are chasing animals onto land that they don't have permission to be on. It's becoming more of an issue in the modern age with H&S laws and the consequences for business managers and 'officers' who must take all practical steps to keep people safe. If you have people in areas that they don't have any right to be in the consequences are a little bit concerning. I am not aware of any test case on this yet, and a lot of people are wary of being the first...

Not something that should have been let to get to the point where it ended up in a fatality - on the other hand what can be done? As far as I'm aware even CCTV footage isn't enough to secure a conviction of trespass in a situation like this, so a landowner is forced to confront trespassers to do anything about it. It's a stupid situation and asking for trouble, as if you want the problem to stop as the landowner you really don't have any choice but to confront people who you know are armed in some form as they are dealing with large animals. Something really needs to change to have more of a deterrent to stop idiots from trespassing in the first place so it doesn't become the 'accepted normal' - and 'nah it's OK bro'.