Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.

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Heritage Buildings, Earthquake Strengthening and Damage: the Canterbury ea…

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"Heritage Buildings, Earthquake Strengthening and Damage: the Canterbury earthquakes September 2010 - January 2012", a report submitted by the then New Zealand Historic Places Trust to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission. The report was written by Robert McClean.

Submission of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust

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Submission of the then New Zealand Historic Places Trust to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.

Structural engineer breaks down at Royal Commission

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A structural engineer has broken down at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission after admitting he contributed to a woman's death in the February the twenty second earthquake.

Royal Commission investigates CTV building

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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission begins looking into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building today, with dramatic evidence due to be heard from some of the survivors.

The latest from the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission

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An earthquake engineer says designing buildings to resist earthquakes is as much an art as it is a science and you can never make a structure completely quake-proof.

Royal Commission into quakes won't investigate liability

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There's disagreement about whether a Royal Commission of inquiry into building collapses in the Canterbury earthquakes should apportion blame.

Council questioned at Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission

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A man whose wife was killed when the CTV building collapsed says the council's inspections after the September quake were in a mess and signage put on some buildings sent the wrong message that they were safe to occupy.

Royal Commission hears of deficiences in CTV structure

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The Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes has been told of new deficiencies in the structure of the CTV Building.

Quakes Royal Commission wraps up PGC hearing today

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The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes concludes its hearing into the collapse of the Pyne Gould building today.

The Star 12 October 2011

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A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 12 October 2011.

The Star 14 October 2011

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A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Friday 14 October 2011.

Christchurch council grilled over buildings at quake commission

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The Christchurch City Council has faced tough questioning at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes over its role in ensuring buildings are earthquake strengthened.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 8 November 2011 (1)

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The logo for a feature about the Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes.

Quakes Commission checks on responsibility for cordon

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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has tried to determine exactly who should have put a cordon around a central Christchurch building identified as an earthquake risk.

GNS faces tough questions at Royal Commission hearing

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Scientists from GNS Science have faced tough criticism at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes, being accused of funneling resources into the wrong areas and giving vague advice on earthquake risks.

Royal Commission looks at PGC building collapse

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The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes continues today with the focus on the Pyne Gould Corporation building, where 18 people were killed.

Engineers urge prompt use of Commission report

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The first part of the Royal Commission's report into the Canterbury earthquakes has been released - and includes 70 recommendations.

The Star 23 July 2011

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A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Saturday 23 July 2011.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 17 December 2012 (1)

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A graphic listing the 14 people who died in the collapse of unreinforced buildings in the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Commission witnesses questioned about Cashel Street building

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Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission have been questioned about why a building known to be earthquake prone was allowed to reopen, despite several red flags.

Appendix Two - Damage to Significant Buildings in Central Christchurch (as…

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Appendix Two to the submission of the then New Zealand Historical Places Trust to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission. The appendix is titled, "Damage to Significant Buildings in Central Christchurch (as at 13 October 2011)".

Engineers defend expertise at Earthquake Commission

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Two engineers who prepared a critical report on the CTV building spent much of the day yesterday defending their expertise and credentials at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.

Hearing into Canterbury earthquakes begins today

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The Royal Commission hearings into the Canterbury earthquake begin in Christchurch today to examine why some of the newer buildings in the city's CBD failed so badly.

Training and Education of Engineers and Organisation of Engineering Profes…

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"Training and Education of Engineers and Organisation of Engineering Profession and Building Assessment after Earthquakes", a report submitted by the then New Zealand Historic Places Trust on the Royal Commission Discussion Papers.

CTV design company faces more criticism at Royal Commission

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An engineer who worked for the company that designed the CTV building, has criticised the attitude of his former boss at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.

Christchurch Press 1 January 2013: Section A, Page 5

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Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 1 January 2013.

Christchurch Press 5 May 2012: Section A, Page 7

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Page 7 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 5 May 2012.

Christchurch Press 14 June 2012: Section A, Page 2

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Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 14 June 2012.

Christchurch Press 25 June 2012: Section A, Page 3

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Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 25 June 2012.