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Police announce the results of their investigation. Will anyone be held accountable over 115 deaths?
The CTV story descends into controversy and farce: a fake engineer and New Zealand's biggest homicide investigation.
Topi Emery and Marion Hilbers were among the 149 people in the CTV building when it collapsed. Their families kept vigil at the site for hours, hoping for a miracle.
The CTV building was born in the 1980s construction boom. It had profound design flaws that were flagged at the time. How did it even get built?
Rescuers tunnel into the rubble and find what was left of a school cafeteria with 22 students trapped – dead and alive.
Senior Constable Stuart Martindale gets a tap on the shoulder and is handed a phone number. A trapped survivor is calling from underneath the rubble.
Senior Constable Stuart Martindale gets a tap on the shoulder and is handed a phone number. A trapped survivor is calling from underneath the rubble.
Rescuers tunnel into the rubble and find what was left of a school cafeteria with 22 students trapped – dead and alive.
The CTV building was born in the 1980s construction boom. It had profound design flaws that were flagged at the time. How did it even get built?
Topi Emery and Marion Hilbers were among the 149 people in the CTV building when it collapsed. Their families kept vigil at the site for hours, hoping for a miracle.
The CTV story descends into controversy and farce: a fake engineer and New Zealand's biggest homicide investigation.
Police announce the results of their investigation. Will anyone be held accountable over 115 deaths?
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