Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission Te Komihana Rūwhenua o Waitaha Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission – Te Komihana Rūwhenua o Waitaha

Those who lost relatives and friends in the 22 February earthquake can be assured that there will be a very thorough inquiry into the failure of buildings that resulted in loss of life.
Chair, Justice Mark Cooper
 

Schedule of Hearings

The Commission obtained a large amount of information from various sources. As part of our inquiry process, we conducted public hearings at which some of this information was presented as evidence. Evidence received in other forms (other than witnesses at hearings) was still considered by the Commissioners.   

DatesSubject

17-20 October  2011

Seismicity

25 October 2011

Soil and ground conditions

7-15 November 2011

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings and earthquake-prone policies

28 November - 6 December 2011

PGC building

12 December 2011 

593 Colombo Street (Southern Ink)

13 December 2011 

90 Coleridge Street (Classique Furniture)

14 December 2011 

7 Riccarton Road (bookshop)

15 December 2011 

391/391A Worcester Street (Wicks Fish Shop)
17-18 January 2012 Hotel Grand Chancellor building  
23 January 2012 116 Lichfield Street (Ruben Blades)
24 January 2012 89/89A, 91 & 93 Cashel Street (Cashel Mall)
25 January 2012 194 Hereford Street (Joe's Garage)
26 January 2012 200-204 Manchester Street (Iconic Bar)
30 January 2012 32 Cathedral Square (The Press)
31 January 2012 309 Durham Street (Methodist Church)
1-2 February 2012 603 and 605-613 Colombo Street
13 February 2012 595 & 595A Colombo Street
14 February 2012 601/601A Colombo Street
15 February 2012 194 Gloucester Street (Winnie Bagoes) & 246 High Street
16 February 2012 382 Colombo Street
23-24 February 2012 Forsyth Barr building
27 February 2012 43 Lichfield Street
28 February 2012 265-271 Manchester Street (173 Gloucester Street)
29 February 2012 753-759 Colombo Street
1 March 2012 738 Colombo Street
6 March 2012 Submission from Srecko Cvetanov
12-15 March 2012 New building technologies
15 March 2012 738 Colombo Street (continued) and Hotel Grand Chancellor (continued)
25 June - 16 August 2012 CTV building
3 -4 September 2012 Building management after earthquakes
5-7 September 2012 CTV building closing submissions

10 September 2012

Engineering profession

11-12 September 2012

Roles and responsibilities