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Students at Waimairi School hit the dance floor at the Dance-o-Mat in Gloucester St to bust some moves. (Video first published in July 2015)
Initially the Transitional was made up of like-minded gardeners and artists spontaneously coming together for modest and temporary projects on suddenly vacant land. They were mostly in their 20s and 30s, well-educated, artistic, and voluntary.
But they were good at getting help – anyone got 3000 pallets and the skills to turn them into a fully consented building with power, toilets and a liquor licence?
Later, they formalised into charities with boards of directors and fundraisers.