Hearings About Other Buildings (Except CTV and PGC) Whose Failure Resulted in Loss of Life (Week 4)

The week beginning 13 February 2012 the Commission held public hearings about the following individual buildings whose failure resulted in loss of life:

• 595 and 595A Colombo Street;
• 601/601A Colombo Street;
• 194 Gloucester Street;
• 246 High Street; and
• 382 Colombo Street.  

Timetable 

Date	Time	Building	Description	Presenter
13 February	10am	595 and 595A Colombo Street	595 Colombo Street was a two-storeyed unreinforced masonry building which was situated immediately to the north of 593 Colombo Street, two doors from the corner of Colombo and St Asaph Streets and connected by a party wall. 595A was a two-storyed unreinforced masonry row building next to 595 Colombo Street which was situated on the west side of Colombo Street between St Asaph Street and Mollett Street.	595 and 595A Colombo Street hearing summary by Counsel Assisting the Commission
	10.10am			Jessica Kinder, eye witness (written statement only)
	10.18am			Denise Healy, eye witness (written statement only)
	10.20am			Hiren Patel, owner's representative for 595 Colombo Street
	10.48am			Noel Hanham, T H Consultants, structural engineer
	11.25am			BREAK
	11.40am			Noel Hanham (continued)
	12.30pm			Kevin Simcock, TM Consultants, structural engineer
	12.55pm			LUNCH
	1.40pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	2.15pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	2.40pm			HEARING COMPLETE
14 February	9.30am	601/601A Colombo Street	601/601A was a two-storeyed unreinforced masonry row building situated at the end of a block of buildings, on the south-west corner of Colombo and Mollett Streets.	601/601A Colombo Street hearing summary by Counsel Assisting the Commission
	9.43am			John Dallison, solicitor for owners of 601/601A Colombo Street
	10.20am			Marton Sinclair, Elliot Sinclair, structural engineer
	11.33am			BREAK
	11.50am			Paul Campbell, Opus International Consultants, structural engineer
	12.50pm			LUNCH
	1.30pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	2.30pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes Ltd, structural engineer
	3pm			HEARING COMPLETE
15 February	9.30am	194 Gloucester Street	194 Gloucester Street was a three-storeyed unreinforced masonry building. It had heritage and historic places classification.	194 Gloucester Street hearing summary by Counsel Assisting the Commission
	9.40am			David Wallace, Devonia Realty, owners' representative for HP79 Trustee Ltd
	10.30am			Samir Govind, BECA, Technical Director - Christchurch Structural
	11.30am			BREAK
	11.45am			Samir Govind (continued)
	12 noon			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	1.05pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	1.30pm			HEARING COMPLETE
	2.15pm	246 High Street	246 High Street was a three-storyed unreinforced masonry semi detached building.	246 High Street hearing summary by Counsel Assisting the Commission
	2.33pm			Eye witness Henriette Nass (written statement only)
	2.36pm			Eye witness Jessica Parish (written statement only)
	2.38pm			Eye witness Linda Edwards (written statement only)
	2.41pm			Christopher Chapman, NAI Harcourts, property manager
	3.05pm			Alistair Boys, Holmes Consulting Group, structural engineer
	3.30pm			BREAK
	3.45pm			Alistair Boys (continued)
	4.30pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	5.15pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes Ltd, structural engineer
	6pm			HEARING COMPLETE
16 February	9.30am	382 Colombo Street	382 was a two-storeyed unreinforced masonry building at the end of a row on the east side of Colombo Street in Sydenham.	382 Colombo Street hearing summary by Counsel Assisting the Commission
	9.45am			Cheryl Armour, eye witness
	10.20am			David Yan, owner's representative
	11.30am			BREAK
	11.45am			Peter Avnell, Cunningham Lindsey, loss adjustor (by video link)
	12.20pm			Robert Ling, engineer on behalf of owner
	1pm			LUNCH
	1.45pm			Robert Ling (continued)
	2.20pm			Mark Ryburn, Opus International Consultants Ltd, structural engineer
	3.05pm			Neville Higgs (written statement only)
	3.07pm			Mr S Jarm, owner of 380 Colombo Street (written statement only)
	3.09pm			Steve McCarthy, Environmental Policy and Approvals Manager, Christchurch City Council
	4.15pm			Peter Smith, Spencer Holmes, structural engineer
	4.45pm			END OF HEARING

Counsel Appearing

Counsel assisting the Commission

595 and 595A Colombo Street 

• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines, Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council
• Helen Smith, Duncan Cotterill for T H Consultants
• Kelly Paterson, Buddle Findlay for Hiren Patel

601 and 601A Colombo Street

• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines, Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council
• Daniel McLellan, barrister for Opus International Consultants

194 Gloucester Street

• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines, Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council
• Garth Gallaway, Chapman Tripp, for BECA
• Daniel McLellan, barrister, for Opus
• Karen Welsford, Lane Neave, for Devonia Realty

246 High Street

• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines, Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council
• Philip Rzepecky, barrister, for NAI Harcourts
• John Hannan, DLA Phillips Fox for Holmes Consulting Group

382 Colombo Street

• Duncan Laing and Nadine Daines, Simpson Grierson for Christchurch City Council
• Daniel McLellan, barrister, for Opus International Consultants