Christchurch Press 18 August 2012: Section A, Page 5 (South Island Edition)
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Page 5 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 18 August 2012.
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Christchurch Press 11 December 2012: Section A, Page 4
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Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 11 December 2012.
CTV designer blamed for collapse
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes has heard the CTV building collapsed because of the incompetence of the man in charge of designing it.
Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.
Midday News for 7 December 2012
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West Auckland residents begin the cleanup after yesterday's tornado. The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission calls for the seismic grading of all non-residential buildings.
Midday News for 11 September 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
South Island motorists are warned to take care as snow falls and the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission is told the engineering profession is in crisis.
Quake inquiry looks at whether heritage outweighed safety
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission have been questioned over whether preservation of heritage buildings was given more consideration than preserving human lives.
Structural engineer blasts engineering profession
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes has been told illegal building techniques are being used in the Christchurch rebuild because the engineering profession is in crisis.
Key witness in CTV Building collapse refuses to give evidence
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The man in charge of the construction of the Canterbury Television Building is continuing to refuse to give evidence at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission
Families reflect on first week of evidence about CTV collapse
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission hearing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building has ended for the week after four days of compelling evidence.
Christchurch MPs want inquiry into possible CTV fraud
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission says it will not re-open its inquiry into the CTV building collapse, despite fresh allegations against the building's construction manager.
Head of firm that designed CTV building accepts responsiblity
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The head of the structural engineering firm that supervised the design of the Canterbury Television building appeared yesterday at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes.
Fairfax Video, September 2012 (9)
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A video of Press journalist Martin Van Beynen talking about the Canterbury Television Building which collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Beynen investigates the construction manager of the building, Gerald Shirtcliff, who allegedly faked an engineering degree and stole the identity of an engineer he knew in South Africa. The video also includes footage of Shirtcliff giving evidence about the CTV Building at the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission.
Engineering profession is in crisis - engineer
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A structural engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that illegal building techniques are being used in the Christchurch rebuild because the engineering profession is in crisis.
Vertical shaking from February earthquake not unique
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An earthquake engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that the intense vertical shaking during the February 2011 earthquake wasn't unique and was similar to events overseas.
Midday News for 6 March 2012
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The family of a Christchurch earthquake victim wants the Royal Commission to investigate all Search and Rescue efforts during the disaster. The Government faces a higher-than-forecast Budget deficit.
Grand Chancellor checked for damage four times before February
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury earthquake's Royal Commission has heard that the Hotel Grand Chancellor was checked for earthquake damage - and cleared for use four times prior to the February 22nd earthquake.
Families react to firm destroying CTV design information
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The director of the structural engineering company that designed the CTV building came under fire yesterday over documents missing from evidence his firm submitted to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
Heritage order may have contributed to the deaths
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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard evidence that a heritage order on a row of dangerous buildings may have contributed to the deaths of a dozen people in the February quake.
Christchurch Press 15 September 2012: Section A, Page 1
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Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
Christchurch Press 15 September 2012: Section C, Page 2
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Page 2 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
Christchurch Press 15 September 2012: Section C, Page 3
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Page 3 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
Christchurch Press 9 February 2012: Section A, Page 4
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Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 9 February 2012.
Christchurch Press 5 July 2012: Section A, Page 1
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Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 5 July 2012.
Christchurch Press 27 June 2012: Section A, Page 1 (South Island Edition)
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Page 1 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 27 June 2012.
Christchurch Press 10 February 2012: Section A, Page 1
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Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 10 February 2012.
Christchurch Press 9 July 2012: Section A, Page 1
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Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 9 July 2012.
The Star 9 March 2012
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A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Friday 9 March 2012.
Christchurch Press 29 September 2012: Section A, Page 9
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Page 9 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 29 September 2012.
New Fire Service review into Christchurch earthquake response
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The Fire Service may have announced another investigation into its response to last year's deadly February earthquake in Christchurch, but there are already claims it won't go far enough although some feel it will indicate the need for a Royal Commission of Inquiry.