Hawke's Bay's first emergency shelter could take many shapes and husband-and-wife team Kiri and Kevin Swannell are open to options.
The couple decided not to use a two-storey house donated to them by Property Brokers, due to the overwhelming cost of breaking up and relocating it. They also had difficulty finding a project manager.
Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule said without the restriction of a building there were many more possibilities with regard to finding suitable land.
"We have another site I'm looking at ... the idea is to get a couple of state houses and park them on the land," he said.
"More options can be considered now ... I think they made the right call as their objectives can be achieved in a far more effective way."
