A Kingston man who accidentally reversed his boat into a young girl in Lake Wakatipu, causing her to be struck by its propeller, must pay $20,000 reparation to her family.
Blair Nathan Deasy was also ordered to pay a $750 fine at his sentencing in the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
He was prosecuted by Maritime New Zealand following last year's incident and convicted on a charge of dangerous activity involving a ship.
The victim was one of four children taking turns on an inflatable biscuit being pulled by his boat.
She was at the back of the boat, feeding out rope, while two other children were riding on the biscuit.