The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission begins looking into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building today, with dramatic evidence due to be heard from some of the survivors.
It's been a year since Pip Ranby was rescued from the top floor of the five storey Canterbury Television building.
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