A Rotorua mother got $900 of groceries from a local supermarket by fraudulently using a barcode from ham and chicken luncheon.
Betty Roha Te Runa, 42, who the court was told had 46 previous convictions for shoplifting, has appeared in the Rotorua District Court this week after previously pleading guilty to 18 charges of fraudulently using a ham and chicken luncheon barcode to gain a pecuniary advantage.
She also previously pleaded guilty to stealing a still kit from Brew Time. She has been sentenced to two months' home detention and 250 hours' community work.
According to the police summary of facts, Te Runa went to New World West End on 13 different days between September 10 and October 30 last year.
The Daily Post has decided not to reveal the method Te Runa used to take the items, to discourage copycat offending.