Students in the Student Volunteer Army on their way to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army on their way to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt at a residential property after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt at a residential property after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army on their way to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt on a residential property after the earthquake.
Jo Nicholls-Parker talks to students at an event held to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
Prime Minister John Key signs a shovel at an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt on a residential property after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt on a residential property after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt at a residential property after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army on their way to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Volunteers, Siena Childs, 13, left, Sam Butcher, 13, Jess Butcher, 18, and Alex Summerlee, 18, clean up in Avonside Drive following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Waimakariri District Council puts on a dinner at the Kaiapoi Rugby Club to thank all the volunteers that helped after the earthquake".
A student in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt on a residential property after the earthquake.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army being briefed by Civil Defence about the cleanup needed in Kaiapoi.
A local resident photographed with students in the Student Volunteer Army cleaning up silt after the earthquake.
UCSA Student President Nick McDonnell speaks at an event held to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
Students in the Student Volunteer army at Chisnallwood Intermediate preparing to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Prime Minister John Key shakes Mayor Bob Parker's hand at an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
Taupaulins covering the damage to a house's roof, visible out the window of the Student Volunteer Army's bus.
Sam Johnson talks to other members of the Student Volunteer Army at an event to thank the SVA.
Mayor Bob Parker and Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr walk to an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. Doug Moody from Kaipoi volunteers his time in the big clean up".
Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr shakes Prime Minister John Key's hand at an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Two of seven civil defence volunteers who have just returned from four days helping in earthquake-affected Christchurch, in the welfare sector. Rodney Trainor and Paula Burke".
Prime Minister John Key shakes UCSA President Nick McDonnell's hand at an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
Barry McKay from Civil Defence who helped organise Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleanup silt after the earthquake.
Signs indicating the way to Pines Beach and Kairaki Beach, visible out the window of the Student Volunteer Army's bus.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "2010 Canterbury Earthquake. Spencerville Civil Defence organised a community get together, to boost community spirits. Rylee Hunt (8) gets a spray from Shae Coghlan (5) with the help of Matt Lewis from Brooklands Volunteer fire brigade".