An Auckland bus driver who fatally punched a passenger over a fare dispute has been sentenced to 10 months home detention - at the request of the victim's family

Mark Te Kira died in April last year, after an altercation with Mikaele Ah Fook near Great South Road in Papatoetoe.

Ah Fook pleaded guilty to manslaughter in October and participated in a traditional Samoan forgiveness ceremony in December.

In an emotional victim impact statement in the High Court at Auckland today, Te Kira's daughter asked for a non-custodial outcome for her father's killer.

She says facing what has happened is already enough.