Some Edgecumbe families forced out of their homes by floods will be offered temporary cabins in their own yards while their damaged houses are repaired.
Social Development Minister Anne Tolley, who is charged with the Edgecumbe response, and Building Minister Nick Smith announced today about 30 temporary homes would be moved onto people's own properties where possible or the Whakatane Holiday Park where a 'temporary village' would be up and running next month.
It is a joint measure with the Whakatane District Council, which will share the cost of the project.
Tolley said more than 250 homes were damaged when the Rangitaiki River burst its banks in April and there had been more than 90 registrations from people who needed help to find temporary accommodation.
Smith said the temporary cabins would be put next to people's own homes where it was possible. Tolley and Smith visited the first of the homes to go in, a property on Rata Street for homeowners who wanted to stay on their own land.