Hundreds of people with storm-damaged homes are still living in hotels and motels more than five months on from the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. The contracts for these lodgings have contributed to a spend of more than $27 million by the government's Temporary Accommodation Service, or TAS, since it was activated in February. And with a limited pool of private rentals available, TAS says people can stay in these pricey rooms as long as they need. Tom Taylor reports.