A man who stole $3800 from his employer told police he needed the money to pay for his father’s funeral when his father was still alive.
Mayzon Tangaroa Ngati Kaura, 24,, courier, of Bluff, yesterday appeared for sentence before Judge Catriona Doyle in the Invercargill District Court.
On a previous appearance he pleaded guilty to causing a loss of $3800 to Rakiura Shipping Ltd, three charges of theft amounting to $2470 and stealing a quad bike.
The offending happened between December 6, 2021 and February 11, 2022, when Ngati Kaura was employed as a yard manager at the shipping company.
The summary of facts says a customer arranged a shipping charter through the company to transport supplies to the Titi Islands for the muttonbird season.