Despite the house buses and trailer homes being moved to a new temporary location suggested by the Waitaki District Council, complaints are still being made.
The vehicles were parked in Stoke St for about three weeks, but now reside at a capped former landfill site in Bushy Beach Rd behind the BMX track.
They are owned by Tim Van Delden, who said his family of 11 had been looking for a permanent residence for months.
The size of his family, which included a 3-week-old baby, made it difficult and he did not want to split up the family.
"We don’t have a choice. There’s no houses out there for 11 people."
The family had already been verbally abused in the new location, Mr Van Delden said.
"The council put us there, so what’s the problem?
"I’m pretty sick of getting harassed."
Waitaki District Council heritage environment and regulatory group manager Roger Cook said the family was not compelled to move to the location it suggested.
The council could not resolve the issue itself and was working with other agencies to find a permanent solution for the family.
"The previous location where the family was parked was unsuitable, one of the reasons being it was on the access way to a construction site with the associated heavy vehicle movement."
The council had allowed the family to move to the new site temporarily.
There was little land owned by the council that was not already in use, limiting its options.
"We needed somewhere in close proximity to town, accessible to services, relatively flat, on land that council controls and that would not hinder the delivery of other services."
Bushy Beach Rd resident Gary Hughes took issue with the council not notifying residents the trailer homes would be moved there.
He was also concerned about the family living on a potentially contaminated site given it was a former landfill that had been capped.
"I wanted to know why they’re allowed to live on a contaminated site with young kids."
A council spokeswoman said contaminants should not be an issue as there were no groundworks or construction while the family were there.
Mr Cook asked for patience from local residents, saying it was a difficult situation and the children’s wellbeing needed to be considered.
