CTV Building Hearing

As part of the inquiry into the failure of buildings in the Canterbury earthquakes, the Commission will hold a public hearing about the Canterbury Television (CTV) building collapse beginning 25 June 2012.

The hearing is expected to take up to eight weeks. Hearings are held Monday to Thursday at St Teresa's church hall on the corner of Puriri Street and Riccarton Road. The hearing day begins at 10am on Monday and 9.30am Tuesday to Thursday. The hearing is adjourned each day at approximately 5pm.

The intention and purpose of the hearing will be to ascertain why the CTV building collapsed, causing such a significant loss of life. This will include at least the following:

• The initial building consent issued by the local government authority, Christchurch City Council

• The construction of the building and its design

• Identification of a structural weakness in 1990

• Damage suffered in the September and Boxing Day (December) earthquakes and the evidence of staff in the building about the damage

• The assessment process undertaken, particularly after the September earthquake

[Full timetable http://canterbury.royalcommission.govt.nz/Hearing-CTV-Building-Beginning-25-June-2012]

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