N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 596-A:8

Every circuit court district division shall, upon motion made by an accused in a preliminary examination for probable cause, at least 5 days before the date of hearing or any adjournment thereof, provide a recording of all proceedings before said court at the expense of the defendant, or, in the case of an indigent defendant, in accordance with the provisions of RSA 604-A. Every circuit court, upon its own motion, may cause a written transcript to be made of proceedings at a preliminary examination in any case where the magnitude of the offense may seem to require it.