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A Tauranga funeral director stole $8056 paid to him by a Katikati man for his dead wife's funeral and burgled another man's home twice, stealing and cashing cheques totalling $12,325.
Rotiki Roland Williams, 35, pleaded guilty in Tauranga District Court to one charge of theft, five charges of using a document for pecuniary advantage and two charges of burglary.