Hearings About Other Buildings (Except CTV and PGC) Whose Failure Resulted in Loss of Life (Week 3)

The week beginning 30 January 2012, the Commission held public hearings about the following individual buildings whose failure resulted in loss of life:

• 32 Cathedral Square;
• 309 Durham Street North;
• 603 and 605-613 Colombo Street; and
• 200-204 Manchester Street.

Timetable 

Date	Time	Building	Description	Presenter
30 January	10am	32 Cathedral Square (The Press)	Four storey ornate heritage building constructed in 1906	32 Cathedral Square hearing summary by Counsel Assisting the Commission
	10.25am			Naomi Magee, eye witness
	10.55am			Andrew Boyle, Fairfax Media, General Manager (The Press)
	11.25am			BREAK
	11.45am			Andrew Boyle (continued)
	12.05pm			Michael Doig, 32 Cathedral Square Ltd/Ganellen Pty Ltd, building owner
	1pm			LUNCH
	1.45pm			Ashley Wilson, Lewis Bradford, Structural Engineer
	2.35pm			Andrew Thompson, Harrison Grierson, Structural Engineer
	2.45pm			John Hare, Holmes Consulting Group, Structural Engineer
	3.45pm			BREAK
	4pm			John Hare (continued)
	4.25pm			Ben Dare, Holmes Consulting Group, Structural Engineer
	4.55pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	5.25pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	5.55pm			HEARING COMPLETE
31 January	9.30am	309 Durham Street North (Methodist church)	Historic Places Trust category 1 Gothic-style unreinforced masonry stone building	309 Durham Street North hearing summary by Counsel Assisting the Commission
	9.45am			Greg Wright, owner's representative for Methodist Church of New Zealand
	10.35am			Tim Fahy, Arrow International, Project Manager
	11.30am			BREAK
	11.45am			Tim Fahy (continued)
	1.10pm			LUNCH
	2pm			John Hargraves, South Island Organ Company, Managing Director
	2.20pm			Gary Haverland, Structex Metro, Structural Engineer
	3.30pm			BREAK
	3.45pm			Gary Haverland (continued)
	5pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	5.30pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	5.50pm			HEARING COMPLETE
1 February	9.30am	603 & 605-613 Colombo Street	603 Colombo Street was a  two storey row  unreinforced masonry heritage building at the end of the row on the north-west corner of Colombo and Mollett Streets. 605-613 Colombo Street was the middle portion of a two storey row unreinforced masonry heritage building situated on the west side of Colombo Street, between Mollett Street and Tuam Street.	Hearing summaries by Counsel Assisting the Commission 603 Colombo Street 605-613 Colombo Street
	9.50am			Ann Brower, eye witness
	10.10am			Kenneth Edwards, eye witness (written statement only)
	10.15am			John Dallison representing Yee Brothers Syndicate, owner of 603 Colombo Street
	10.50am			Marton Sinclair, Eliot Sinclair and Partners, Structural Engineer
	11.35am			BREAK
	11.50am			Marton Sinclair (continued)
	12.15pm			Mark Ryburn, Opus International Consultants
	12.55pm			Paul Campbell, Opus International Consultants, Structural Engineer
	1.55pm			LUNCH
	2pm			Paul Campbell (continued)
	2.50pm			Peter McLeod, loss adjustor
	3.15pm			Robin Cheng representing Benson Chen Holdings, owner of 605-613 Colombo Street
	3.55pm			BREAK
	4.10pm			Matthew Bushnell, Bushnell Builders, Registered Builder
	4.50pm			Justice Cooper discussion with Duncan Laing, Simpson Grierson, counsel for Christchurch City Council
	5.05pm			ADJOURNMENT
2 February	9.30am	603 & 605-613 Colombo Street (continued)		Sean Ward, Senior Planner, resource consents team, Christchurch City Council
	10.20am			John Higgins, Resource Consents Manager, Christchurch City Council
	11.30am			BREAK
	11.45am			Vincie Billante, Environmental Policy Consultant (formerly team leader of Christchurch City Council's building recovery office dangerous buildings)
	1.05pm			LUNCH
	1.45pm			Vincie Billante (continued)
	1.55pm			Michael Fletcher, Buchanan and Fletcher, Structural Engineer
	3pm			Tony Raper, Opus International Consultants, Structural Engineer
	3.40pm			BREAK
	3.55pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	5.05pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	5.30pm			HEARING COMPLETE
2 February	5.40pm	200-204 Manchester Street	(adjourned from 26 January 2012)	Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	6.10pm			HEARING COMPLETE

Counsel Appearing

Counsel assisting the Commission

32 Cathedral Square

• John Hannan, DLA Phillips Fox for Holmes Consulting Group 
• Peter Woods, Anthony Harper for 32 Cathedral Square Ltd/Ganellen Pty Ltd 
• Helen Smith and Jennifer Miles, Duncan Cotterill for NZ Fire Service 
• Duncan Ferrier, Barrister, Fairfax Media
• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines, Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council

 309 Durham Street

• Helen Smith and Katie Benson, Duncan Cotterill for Structex Metro and Arrow International
• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines, Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council

603 Colombo Street

• Duncan Laing and Fiona Sing, Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council

605-613 Colombo Street

• Duncan Laing and Fiona Sing, Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council
• Daniel McLellan, barrister, for Opus International Consultants
• Andrew McIntyre, DAC Beachcroft, for Buchanan and Fletcher