In today's episode, the Department of Conservation has been unlawfully issuing permits to the Transport Agency, allowing it to kill species such as kiwi during the construction of news roads, a homelessness support group says New Zealand is failing women as Auckland services see a spike in demand - prompting an SOS call to the government, Major banks are back before Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee today, as the inquiry into banking competition continues, and more than 1600 musicians were gathered in Invercargill on the weekend to compete in the largest pipe band festival outside of Scotland.