He had then used them to make eight withdrawals of $100 from the landlord's bank account, money that had not been recovered.
On June 10 Bourchier and a co-offender had gone to a semi-rural Masterton property and, having determined nobody was home, forced the back door, entering the house and stealing a laptop.
They then took weights from a garage and loaded these onto a motorbike but could not start the bike and left, taking only the laptop with them.
Judge Harrop said the effect of the burglary had brought great psychological distress to the victim's family who had lost trust and feared he would return.
He ordered Bourchier to pay $100 reparation to the burglary victims, being his half of the insurance excess.
Judge Harrop said the Nelson landlord was in poor health and the loss of the $800 had brought hardship to him.
He also said that Bourchier had promised to repay his former landlord but had failed to do so.
"You think even though you have not worked for assets you can just take them.
"That is not acceptable in our society.
"You have a serious dishonesty record and are a relatively hardened criminal, I regret to say, even though you are only 20," Judge Harrop said.
Bourchier was ordered to repay the $800.
Judge Harrop said the intimidation charge was of a relatively minor nature "although I am sure it was not so for the victim."
Bourchier will undergo alcohol and drug assessments on his release from prison.
