By Louis Day, of Star News
A woman looking for a flatmate online has received a barrage of backlash after saying applicants had to be of "straight gender".
The woman, who recently moved to Christchurch from Auckland, posted in a community Facebook group that she had a spare room available to rent in the three-bedroom home she was living in with her son.
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Within the post, she said applicants "must be straight gender as we are Christians and have our beliefs".