Former Tipene Funerals employee Fiona Bakulich during her sentencing at the Auckland District Court. Fiona Bakulich’s bail request was denied in the Auckland District Court ahead of her sentence ...

The co-owner of the company which employed a funeral director sentenced for interfering with human remains and obtaining money by deception says it has been an "incredibly painful chapter" for the ...

The owners of Auckland’s Tipene Funerals have admitted they should have acted sooner over concerns about a former employee who would be jailed for interfering with human remains and stealing thousands ...

Fiona Bakulich, a former funeral director, has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for defrauding grieving families out of nearly $18,000 over seven years. Bakulich, who pleaded ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Francis Tipene has always loved funerals, even when he was little. "I loved the ceremony, I love what ...

The Herald’s earlier coverage of Fiona Bakulich’s offending stated “several” bodies were placed in bags instead of the coffins that had been paid for. The coverage has been amended to clarify that the ...

As the show returns for a fifth season, we take a look at what makes the Auckland funeral parlour boss and his life and business partner Kaiora tick. Francis Tipene in season 5 of 'The Casketeers'.