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Former Hospice Shop manager sentenced
Former retail operations manager at Lake Taupō Hospice Trust, Mark Wisniewski, 64, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his theft of just over $62,000 from the organisation between 2016 and 2024.
Man arrested after death in Tūrangi
Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in relation to the ongoing homicide investigation in Tūrangi.
Hospice employee admits $62k fraud
Former retail operations manager at Lake Taupō Hospice Trust, Mark Wisniewski, 64, has admitted a charge of causing loss by deception of over $1,000 from his former employers.
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