A radiologist sacked after being accused of pelvic thrusting at a female employee has been awarded almost $368,000 after a court found it was possible he was simply demonstrating the haka.

Dr Kevin Daynes was originally sacked in May 2022 by the radiology corporate I-MED, three months after an independent workplace report “substantiated” allegations he had sexually harassed an employee at a staff Christmas party as well as bullied another.

At the time it was alleged he had suddenly performed a pelvic thrust at his colleague, who had come dressed in a foam holly leaf costume, while they were standing in a group of people.

In his claim for wrongful dismissal before the Supreme Court of NSW, Dr Daynes argued he had been responding to a comment about Kiwis.