A woman has admitted hiding more than $450 worth of meat in her clothes - though she says she doesn't recall doing it.
Amber Tehuki pleaded guilty in Whanganui District Court to two charges of shoplifting under $500 and possessing a utensil for consuming methamphetamine.
Police prosecutor Drew Morrison told the court on that January 12 at 2pm Tehuki was seen by the security cameras at Pak'n Save hiding an estimated $458 worth of meat in her clothes.
Weeks later on January 23 she stole three padlocks and a hammer valued at $130 from Bunnings Warehouse.
When she was apprehended by police officers found a pipe for smoking methamphetamine in her car.