A man is to faces charges over the death of a nine-year-old girl run over by a boat after falling while waterskiing on Lake Taupo in January.
Detective Senior Sergeant Todd Pearce said the 33-year-old Wellington man would appear in court tomorrow to face charges over Genevieve Lewis' death.
He said Taupo Police had conducted a lengthy investigation into the January 6 incident before deciding charges should be laid.
Genevieve was water skiing behind her parents' boat at Waipahihi Bay, about 2km south of Taupo's centre, when she fell off her skis.
Her parents were turning their boat to come and get her when another boat coming from a different direction ran over the top of her.