A Northland dive company has avoided a prosecution over a kayaking accident after agreeing to fund community safety measures - at a cost of a quarter of a million dollars.
A WorkSafe investigation found Dive Tutukaka and Tauraroa School were liable after the children, on a kayaking trip, fell out of the kayak, with one getting a foot stuck in a crevice in a sea cave while waves swept over her head.
Both children were left traumatised while Tauraroa Area School's Board of Trustees was convicted of safety breaches under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
While avoiding a conviction, WorkSafe says Dive Tutukaka's safety training will cost more than any fine they might have had to pay.
Dive Tutukaka owner and manager Kate Malcolm spoke to Corin Dann.
