Former NZ Green MP Pleads Guilty to 4 Shoplifting Charges

Golriz Ghahraman has admitted she stole from stores in Auckland and Wellington. She is likely to seek a discharge without conviction, a legal expert predicts.

Television personality and comedian Guy Williams (L) and Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman (C) join protestors outside the Pullman Hotel as Nigel Farage speaks on September 4, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. Phil Walter/Getty Images

A former NZ Green Party MP has admitted to stealing clothing from three boutiques on four occasions late last year. Her appearance in court, initially scheduled for March 20, was brought forward to March 13. The case experienced delays due to the addition of third and fourth charges.

Golriz Ghahraman was accused of stealing a black Zambesi shirt valued at $695 ($US457) from Wellington’s Cre8iveworx on Oct. 22 last year, theft of $2,060 worth of goods from Scotties Boutique in Auckland on Dec. 21 and another $7,223 worth of goods from the same store two days later (though this was later revised down to $5,773), and theft of a navy cardigan worth $389 from Standard Issue in Auckland on Dec. 22.