Photo of damage in the stairway of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman…

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photo of damage in the stairway of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.

Photo of damage in the stairway of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman…

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photo of damage in the stairway of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.

Photo of damage in the stairway of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman…

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photo of damage in the stairway of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.

Photo of damage in the stairway of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman…

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photo of damage in the stairway of Aoraki Building taken by Marcus Langman, 10 March 2011.

Man in Forsyth Barr building talks about today's evidence

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard the earthquake resilience of stairways in the Forsyth Barr building was compromised when they were installed.

20140112_7511_1D3-195 External Stairway

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

External stairs on the Forsyth Barr building in Christchurch. Portions of the internal stairwell collapsed during the earthquake of February 22nd 2011, necessitating use of various means of getting people out of the building. Was the fourth highest building in the city pre earthquakes, but it's future is uncertain. Was for sale "as is, where ...