A man who tried to sneak stolen kina out of a supermarket in his gumboots has been sentenced to community work.
Billy Wiremu Maki pleaded guilty in Masterton District Court on Monday to one charge of shoplifting goods worth less than $500.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Garry Wilson said Maki tried to steal two punnets of kina worth $37.96 from Pak'n Save on October 3.
He put other food items in his shopping trolley intending to pay for them but was seen hiding the kina by a member of staff.
Mr Wilson said Maki was a beneficiary and could not spare the money.
