Craig Busch was axed from Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Gardens two years ago, but a spokeswoman, Jill Ward, said he had been filming a low-budget documentary in Africa with his fiancee and a small crew over the past six months.
She said his new reality show should be ready before the end of the year. Busch parted company with the wildlife park run by his mother Patricia Busch in November 2008, the Northern Advocate reported.
He was accused of serious misconduct, including allegations of major breaches of safety protocols, inappropriate behaviour in the workplace and performance issues, failing to keep proper training records and causing loss of revenue by cancelling tours.
He disputed the allegations against him.
Ms Ward said that in Africa, there was no restriction regarding contact with wildlife animals, and Busch would not return to New Zealand in the near future.
Zion spokeswoman Sara Reid would not comment on Mr Busch's new show.
Mr Busch's legal battle to take control of Zion is expected to go to the High Court this year.
