This Kind of Punishment was a New Zealand post-punk ensemble from Stratford established in 1983. The group consisted of the musicians Peter Jefferies, Graeme Jefferies, Johnny Pierce, and Chris Matthews. They achieved professional recognition for a musical career characterized by post-punk. The ensemble was founded by the Jefferies brothers following the dissolution of the ensemble Nocturnal Projections. Their recording career began with the debut eponymous studio recording This Kind of Punishment (1983) which was recorded on a 4-track recorder. This Kind of Punishment achieved professional recognition for the studio recording A Beard of Bees (1984). Their discography included the extended play 5 By Four (1985) and the studio recording In The Same Room (1987). The ensemble became inactive in 1988. They achieved professional recognition for the compilation recording In The Same Room/5 By Four (1993) released on the label Ajax Records.
