A students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt after the earthquake.
A student in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt after the earthquake.
A student in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt after the earthquake.
A student in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt after the earthquake.
With many people in Christchurch still without power and water and the streets covered in a thick layer of silt, getting clean clothes is proving difficult.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army prepare to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Second floor of the library, cleaned up and ready to use after the earthquake.
A PDF copy of pages 232-233 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'SVA - The Clean Up'. Photos: Peter Walker, Three Chairs Photography. With permission from Volunteer Army Foundation.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. University student Sam Johnson organised through Facebook students to go into the suburbs to help residents clean up after Saturday morning's earthquake. They gathered in Halswell to help residents clean up the silt from their properties. James Litchwark (L) and James Wigzell shovel dirt from 2A Larsons Road, Halswell".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Clean-up for Christchurch following the 7.1 earthquake".
The last pile of liquefied silt to be cleaned up, from our lawn.
Three years on from the 7.1 earthquake that struck Canterbury, some neighbourhoods have been changed forever.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt in a driveway after the earthquake.
Earthquake clean-up inside a house in St Albans. A bucket full of broken objects.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage and clean-up operations taking place in Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage and clean-up operations taking place in Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage and clean-up operations taking place in Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage and clean-up operations taking place in Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage and clean-up operations taking place in Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Residents start to clean up following the 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Residents start to clean up following the 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Residents start to clean up following the 7.1 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up".