A Christchurch lawyer is raising questions after the Ministry of Social Development ordered her client - who is on bail - to be evicted from emergency housing.
Nicola Hansen, who is the president of the Canterbury Criminal Bar Association, says staff in Christchurch told her that it was down to a policy change banning those on bail from using emergency accommodation.
A senior ministry official has told RNZ there has been no such change but Hansen is sticking with her story.
Reporter Anan Zaki has more.