In response to the Canterbury earthquakes, the Government has built two villages in the suburbs of Linwood and Kaiapoi to provide temporary accomodation for those who've lost their homes. Our Christchurch correspondent, Katy Gosset, visited the Linwood Village and spoke to residents as they prepared for Christmas.
Classrooms in Kirkwood Village.
Classrooms in Kirkwood Village.
Classrooms in Kirkwood Village.
For people in Christchurch who have to temporarily leave their earthquake damaged home, two housing villages are filling the accommodation gap.
A new temporary housing village for residents with earthquake-damaged homes in Christchurch has opened in the east of the city.
A temporary village has opened in the small Canterbury town of Waiau to help residents who lost their homes in the Kaikoura earthquake.
Displaced residents of Merivale Retirement village in Christchurch were told that they need to move out by April 1. A new facility that has replaced the earthquake damaged one won't have enough beds for everyone. The CEO of Age Concern Canterbury Simon Templeton talks about what measures are in place to look after these vulnerable elderly people.
Only two of 20 houses left in the Rawhiti Earthquake Village. This from the sign on perimeter fence: "Since 2011, Rawhiti Domain has been used to provide temporary accommodation for those affected by the Canterbury earthquakes. Over 200 households have used the 20 houses while their own homes have been repaired or rebuilt. The demand for acco...
The KE block in Kirkwood Village.
The KE block in Kirkwood Village.
The KE block in Kirkwood Village.
An office in the Kirkwood Village.
An office in the Kirkwood Village.
A PDF copy of pages 94-95 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Buskers Festival Relocation Around the Events Village'. Photo with permission: Buskers Festival
DC1, a classroom in Kirkwood Village.
A map of the proposed Peterborough village.
Students attending classes in the Kirkwood Village.
Construction work taking place at the Oval Village.
Construction work taking place at the Oval Village.
An almost completed classroom in the Oval Village.
Workers putting beams together in the Oval Village.
Students walking to class in the Kirkwood Village.
Students walking to class in the Kirkwood Village.
The finished courtyard inbetween classrooms in Kirkwood Village.
Students walking to class in the Kirkwood Village.
Classes DF 1-7 in the Dovedale Village.
Classrooms DG 1-7 in the Dovedale Village.
The finished courtyard inbetween classrooms in Kirkwood Village.
Construction work taking place at the Oval Village.