A fleet of portable cabins has arrived in Auckland to house people displaced in the anniversary weekend flooding.
The Temporary Accommodation Service now has 2164 households registered as needing a roof over their heads, of which just over half are in Auckland.
Its head of accommodation response Steve Watson said 23 portable cabins have arrived in the city for deployment.
Four portable cabins were also being deployed to a marae in Hawke’s Bay where 520 households have registered as needing temporary accommodation.
The service has 161 registrations from Tai Rāwhiti, 54 from Northland and 29 from Waikato.
In Auckland, 1179 households have registered and Watson said all options are being considered, including motorhomes and renting apartments.
Longer term, the service was looking for land on which to build a temporary village.
In February, the Temporary Accommodation Service was extended to cover all cyclone-hit areas and is helping match people up with medium to long term homes.
People can still register for the service.
Credit: radionz.co.nz
