Tina Reiri, pictured here in 2012, was spotted masturbating in full view of people walking past.

Children walking to school and adults going about their morning business were met with the sight of a naked woman masturbating.

The woman, Tina Reiri, told police she could not remember doing it.

The 26-year-old from Pahiatua pleaded guilty in the Palmerston North District Court on Thursday to committing an indecent act, and an unrelated charge of unlawfully entering a property.

She was seen on the front yard of her Main St, Pahiatua, property at 8.15am on October 27.

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Several people could see her, including children walking to school.

She was completely naked and started masturbating while in full view.

Her other crime took place on the evening of November 14, also in Pahiatua.

She went into a Queen St house while the occupant was home, walking through the front door into the lounge.

When challenged, Reiri left by running out the front door.

She told police she went there because she was hungry.

Judge Jim Large bailed Reiri until January for sentencing.

He asked for a pre-sentence report to look into potential mental health problems, especially in relation to the indecent act charge.