Disciplinary hearing against CTV building-linked engineer

The collapse of the CTV building killed the majority of the victims in the Christchurch earthquakes. (Image: Getty)

Fri, 10 Mar 2023

More than 11 years after 115 people were killed in the CTV building collapse, Engineering New Zealand has finally announced details of a disciplinary hearing against the engineer whose firm designed the building.The hearing against Dr Alan Reay will take place in Christchurch on Aug 21 and 22.The disciplinary committee set up to hear the complaint against the retired engineer was formed last June after a previous investigating committee decided there were no grounds for the case to be dismissed.Asked why it had taken so long for the new committ...

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