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.
Surveyors marking out Kirkwood Village, used as temporary teaching and office space for the University of Canterbury. The photographer comments, "Measuring up for the Kirkwood village".
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.
DC1, a classroom in Kirkwood Village.
Students attending classes in the Kirkwood Village.
A photograph of the Richmond Village Green.
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.
Construction work taking place at the Oval Village.
Workers putting beams together in the Oval Village.
The finished courtyard inbetween classrooms in Kirkwood Village.
The finished courtyard inbetween classrooms in Kirkwood Village.
The finished courtyard inbetween classrooms in Kirkwood Village.