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Ex-Pak’nSave store boss Pamela Cossill and her $203k theft, fake $1.3m mortgage application

29 April 2026 at 08:00
Pamela Cossill, 38, spent the money on gambling and maintaining her household.

Hamilton mother-of-five Pamela Cossill, 38, outside the Hamilton District Court today, where she was sentenced on fraud and theft charges totalling $203,394. Photo / Belinda Feek

Hamilton mother-of-five Pamela Cossill, 38, outside the Hamilton District Court today, where she was sentenced on fraud and theft charges totalling $203,394. Photo / Belinda Feek

Hamilton mother-of-five Pamela Cossill, 38, outside the Hamilton District Court today, where she was sentenced on fraud and theft charges totalling $203,394. Photo / Belinda Feek

Hamilton mother-of-five Pamela Cossill, 38, outside the Hamilton District Court today, where she was sentenced on fraud and theft charges totalling $203,394. Photo / Belinda Feek

Recidivist ‘high-risk’ shoplifting mum Alicia Te Papa claims she’s an undiagnosed kleptomaniac

27 April 2026 at 07:00
Alicia Te Papa put items in a trolley then walked out of the store without paying.

Alicia Te Papa was sentenced to 10 and a half months' jail on 12 charges of shoplifting when she appeared in the Hamilton District Court last Monday. Photo / Paul Estcourt

Alicia Te Papa was sentenced to 10 and a half months' jail on 12 charges of shoplifting when she appeared in the Hamilton District Court last Monday. Photo / Paul Estcourt

Alicia Te Papa was sentenced to 10 and a half months' jail on 12 charges of shoplifting when she appeared in the Hamilton District Court last Monday. Photo / Paul Estcourt

Alicia Te Papa was sentenced to 10 and a half months' jail on 12 charges of shoplifting when she appeared in the Hamilton District Court last Monday. Photo / Paul Estcourt
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