Steve and Jennie Roome said the Earthquake Commission (EQC) had paid their claim and repairs to their home had begun.
Mr Roome said the family was woken about 3.30am on June 19 when the large boulder rolled down the hill behind their house and crashed through his 13-year-old daughter's bedroom, demolishing her bed.
Fortunately, she was not at home.
Mrs Roome said the incident petrified her boys - aged 3, 4 and 6 - who were in the house at the time.
However, terror quickly turned to frustration and desperation.
They were initially told to leave the house because it was unsafe and that it would take four to six weeks for independent insurance assessors Cerno, and EQC, to sort out the insurance claim.
Months later, they learnt that process could take four to six months.
They had spent the past four and a-half months living in relatives' homes, friends' homes, a camping ground and, more recently, in rented accommodation.
The Roomes became concerned last month when insurance payments for alternate accommodation began to dry up.
Now the EQC claim had been finalised and paid, Mr Roome said the rock face behind the house was being stabilised and boulders that hit the house were removed. House repairs would start soon. Mr Roome was delighted the situation had been resolved.
''We hope to be back in the house by the end of November,'' he said.
''The boys are really keen to go home. They keep asking when we can go home.''
