Wellington, Feb 12 NZPA - A woman charged with stealing nearly $200,000 from Surf Lifesaving Taranaki now faces a further 17 charges of using a document fraudulently.

The organisation's former district manager, Alison Douglas, 65, was remanded on bail until March 5 when she reappeared in the New Plymouth District Court today.

Douglas has not entered a plea.

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