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Temporary accommodation for flood victims in Edgecumbe

Anne Tolley and Dr Nick Smith

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Wellington, April 17, 2017

The government is activating a Temporary Accommodation Service to assist Edgecumbe residents hit by the recent floods,

This service is to help people displaced when the Rangitiki River broke its banks and flooded the town of Edgecumbe.

We are still assessing the damage to know how many homes will need to be replaced and how many repaired but it is clear assistance will be required for a significant number of families for temporary accommodation.

Registration Process

The Edgecumbe Temporary Accommodation Service (ETAS) has been activated by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to help people affected by the floods.

The ETAS team will collect registrations from displaced people who require temporary accommodation, establish what accommodation options are suitable and available and connect them together.

The service has proved very successful in the Christchurch and Kaikura earthquakes, and the level of damage and displacement justifies us establishing this new service in Edgecumbe.

We urge anyone who has a current or expected need following the Edgecumbe floods to register their details at www.temporaryaccommodation.mbie.govt.nz

Alternatively, call 0800-779997 to discuss your requirements.

We would also urge tenants and landlords of rental properties to visit www.tenancy.govt.nz

to familiarise themselves with their tenancy rights and obligations following such events.

The Temporary Accommodation Service continues to provide support to households in Kaikura and the surrounding regions following the November 2016 Kaikura earthquake.

It received 128 registrations from households there.

Households helped

The same team also helped more than 6500 households affected by the Canterbury earthquakes find temporary accommodation, over 1100 of which were in government- established villages.

This is the first step in providing assistance. We are working with Councils and other agencies on exploring options for emergency and temporary housing and the information obtained from this new service will help inform future decisions on the most appropriate support required.

Anne Tolley is Lead Minister for Edgecumbe and Dr Nick Smith is Building and Construction Minister of New Zealand.

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Photo Caption:

File picture of floods in Edgecombe on April 6 by Brad White for Radio New Zealand

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