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Convicted fraudster, Gerald Morton Shirtcliff (file).

No case against CTV fraudster

A fraud inquiry by Australian police has failed to find wrongdoing by a New Zealand engineer who oversaw the construction of Christchurch's CTV building.

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A rescuer stands on the ruins of the CTV building (Reuters)

CTV engineers in legal loophole

Govt and engineering officials will meet today to discuss options available to discipline those who designed the CTV building.

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Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker (NZPA)

Call for mayor to apologise for CTV video

The daughter of the engineer who tried to stop construction of the CTV building is demanding a personal apology.

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Dr Alan Reay was heavily criticised in the CTV inquest

Criticism of CTV engineer ‘unfair’

The owner of a Christchurch office block, designed by the same man behind the ill-fated CTV building, says the engineer has been unfairly targeted.

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The CTV building

List of CTV-style buildings withheld

Some 379 buildings have been identified as being built in a similar engineering "genre" to the CTV building.

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The former site of the CTV building (AAP)

Govt urged to act on CTV report video

The Opposition is urging the Govt to swiftly implement recommendations in the royal commission's report.

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CTV receptionist Mary-Anne Jackson ran for her life when the building collapsed

CTV victims differ on justice options video

Reaction to the report into the CTV building’s collapse has been mixed from families and survivors.

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The building collapse killed 115 people (Reuters)

Engineer blamed in CTV report video

A report into the collapse of Christchurch’s CTV building has placed blame largely on the shoulders of the building’s engineer.

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The scene at the former site of the CTV building

Report into CTV building collapse due video

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission's view of the CTV building collapse is going to be made public.

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The search and rescue operation at the CTV building has been criticised for being uncoordinated and slow (Reuters)

End of CTV inquiry brings tears video

A man whose wife died in the collapsed CTV building says he's confident changes will be made to rescue services.

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Eight people survived the collapse of the CTV building but died trapped in the wreckage (Reuters)

'Improvements will be made' - fire official video

A fire service official has promised major changes will be made to rescue efforts in the future.

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Rescue workers at the destroyed CTV site after the quake (Reuters)

Fire official apologises over CTV rescue video

A senior fire service official has made a full apology to the families of eight people who died in Christchurch CTV building.

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Rescuers at the scene of the CTV building following the February 22 quake

Complaints send USAR back to CTV video

An inquest has been told USAR workers were sent back to the CTV building after dismayed foreign diplomats complained.

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Alec Cvetanov at the inquest today

CTV victim believed she'd be rescued video

A woman trapped and injured in the CTV building told her husband that she had faith that rescuers would reach her.

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More than half of the quake's victims were in the CTV building

Inquest into CTV deaths resumes video

A coroner's inquest into deaths at the CTV building is resuming on Monday with footage available online.

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Gerald Shirtcliff

From bad to worse for Shirtcliff video

Things are going from bad to worse for the fake engineer who supervised construction of the CTV building.

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Shirtcliff (pictured) is also being investigated by New Zealand police (file)

CTV engineer stripped of degree

The man who oversaw the construction of Christchurch’s CTV building has had his engineering degree revoked.

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The CTV building collapsed in the February earthquake  (file)

Quake criticisms unfair – researcher

A researcher looking into Christchurch's February earthquake says emergency services staff are being unfairly chastised for their actions.

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Two USAR teams were five hours late arriving in Christchurch

Disagreement over CTV blame video

Two New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams were five hours late arriving in Christchurch on the day of the February quake.

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The CTV building following the quake

CTV building 'utterly devastated' - officer

A senior fire officer has told the CTV inquest the east side of the building was simply too crushed to attempt rescues.

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