Wellington, Feb 9 NZPA - Former All Black lock Robin Brooke has publicly apologised to a teenage girl for groping her at a Fijian resort in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Brooke read a prepared statement of apology on TVNZ's Closeup tonight after he had agreed to a meeting with the 15-year-old and her family last week.

"I have at that meeting apologised personally to her and her family and this apology has been accepted."

As a result of the meeting, Brooke agreed to certain conditions.

"The conditions are to make a public apology, a donation of $3000 is to be made to a charity of her choice, I'll undergo (alcohol) counselling, I'll reimburse her airfare, I'll pay her family's legal fees.

"I now wish to apologise publicly to her and her family for my behaviour in Fiji that night. It was unacceptable and in no way provoked by her or any other person."

The 15-year-old Auckland girl said Brooke had twice grabbed her backside while she was pool-side at a resort at Denarau on New Year's Eve.

The girl's 17-year-old Australian friend, Jordan Whittaker, said when he tried to intervene he was grabbed around the throat by Brooke and threatened. His family have reportedly started civil proceedings against Brooke.