Persecuted, victimised,
abuse of government powers and a travesty of justice are the words that come to
mind when you consider what Keith and Margaret Berryman have been through over
the last 20 years—it’s a closed case, as far as Occupational Safety and Health (now WorkSafe NZ) and the government are concerned. It’s also a
tragic event now long faded from the public’s memory.
This was a case where the
Berryman’s friend, beekeeper Ken Richards, died after plunging off a suspension
bridge into a King Country river in 1994. The bridge was erected by the NZ Army
on Crown land and funded by the Berryman’s.
