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, "Hicks contractors Ben Cosgrove (left) and Peter James at Kairaki Beach".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Chorus contractor Terry London takes a well-deserved break at Kairaki Beach".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Liquefaction in a backyard at Kairaki Beach".
Students in the Student Volunteer Army catching a bus from muster point in Kaiapoi down closed roads to Kairaki and Pines Beach.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army catching a bus from muster point in Kaiapoi down closed roads to Kairaki and Pines Beach.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army on a bus ride from muster point in Kaiapoi down closed roads to Kairaki and Pines Beach.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Driver power: Hawarden Garage and Transport driver Ted McNabb pitches in to ferry members of the Student Volunteer Army for earthquake relief between Kairaki Beach, Pines Beach and Kaiapoi".
As if the crumbling ceilings, broken sewage pipes and torn up roads weren't enough for the people of North Christchurch to deal with, now there's a new problem that may be caused by the September earthquake: Mosquitoes. Pines Beach and Kairaki residents say black clouds of mosquitoes are descending on them at dusk and dawn.