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.
The Performance of Earthquake Strengthened URM Buildings in the Christchurch CBD in the 22 February 2011 Earthquake: Addendum Report by Associate Professor Jason M. Ingham and Professor Michael C. Griffith, October 2011
System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 3: Development of structural design and standards - Overview timeline of standards relating to determination of loads and methods of determining loads: Technical report compiled by Standards New Zealand, August 2011
System of Building Controls - Appendix A, Section 4: Building Act tools for the upgrading of the structural performance of buildings - references and appendices for assessment and improvement of the structural performance of buildings in earthquakes: Technical report by New Zealand Cabinet, June 2006
Historical Review of Masonry Standards in New Zealand: Technical report prepared by Peter C Smith and Jonathan W Devine of Spencer Holmes Ltd, August 2011
Report into Building Safety Evaluation in the Central Business District Following the 4 September 2010 Earthquake: Technical Report by the Christchurch City Council, August 2011, Part 5 of 5, Page 171-196
Report into Building Safety Evaluation in the Central Business District Following the 4 September 2010 Earthquake: Technical Report by the Christchurch City Council, August 2011, Part 2 of 5, Page 81-117
Report into Building Safety Evaluation in the Central Business District Following the 4 September 2010 Earthquake: Technical Report by the Christchurch City Council, August 2011, Part 3 of 5, Page 118 -146
Report into Building Safety Evaluation in the Central Business District Following the 4 September 2010 Earthquake: Technical Report by the Christchurch City Council, August 2011, Part 4 of 5, Page 147-170
Independent Earthquake Performance Assessment of Christchurch Civic Building - 53 Hereford Street: Report by Dr Nicholas Brooke of Compusoft Engineering Limited, March 2012
Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Craigs Investment Partners House - 90 Armagh Street: Report prepared by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, February 2012
Independent Earthquake Performance Assessment of Christchurch Central Police Station - 48 Hereford Street: Report by Dr Nicholas Brooke of Compusoft Engineering Limited, February 2012
Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Westpac Tower - 166 Cashel Street: Report by Peter Smith and Vaughan England of Spencer Holmes Limited, February 2012
Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of Bedford Row car park building - 20 Bedford Row: Report by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, January 2012
Independent Assessment on Earthquake Performance of 151 Worcester Street: Report by Peter Smith and Jonathan Devine of Spencer Holmes Limited, December 2011
Independent Earthquake Performance Assessment of Victoria Square Apartments - 100 Armagh Street: Prepared by Dr Nicholas Brooke of Compusoft Engineering, January 2012
Seismic Performance Investigation Draft Report of Clarendon Tower - 78 Worcester Street: Report by Bill Holmes and Reid Zimmerman of Rutherford & Chekene, February 2012