A 47-year-old Blenheim woman blamed her addiction to shopping for stealing more than $40,000 from her employer during 11 months.
Defence lawyer Bryony Millar said Karen Lesley Vunisa had a shopping addiction that "got out of hand".
Vunisa was charged with accessing her employer's computer system 103 times between February 2009 and January this year.
She admitted the charge, and two of obtaining by deception, when she appeared in the Blenheim District Court yesterday.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Graham Single said Vunisa was responsible for the day-to-day finances at Marlborough TV Services, including cash payments and internet banking.
Vunisa changed payee account numbers to her own and stole a total of $40,294.08, he said.
Vunisa had also charged a DVD recorder and a mini sound system to the company without authority, he said.
The company wanted $41,000 in reparation, he said.
Vunisa was granted bail and was remanded to be sentenced on September 28.
Judge Richard Russell ordered a pre-sentence report and an alcohol and drug assessment because of the seriousness and the amount of money involved. All sentencing options were open, he said.
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