Dalziel acknowledged the council had neglected its responsibility for preventing poorly designed buildings from being constructed, grieving brother David Selway said after the apology. Selway said the design of the Canterbury Television (CTV) building "didn't meet the bar", but the design had "slipped through". CHRIS SKELTON/STUFF Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel earlier said she was "acutely aware" of how long the apology has taken. CTV families spokesman Professor Maan Alkaisi, whose wife Maysoon Abbas was killed in the collapse, said the apology was the "the right thing to do". Dean Smith came to the Christchurch earthquake memorial wall by himself for the first time on Saturday.

Source: Stuff February 23, 2020 03:33 UTC