, Tuesday, September 18, 2012 NEWS A5

■ CTV BUILDING COLLAPSE ■ ST MARTINS SUPERMARKET Pressure on commission to revisit role

of Shirtcliff Open for business: The new St Martins New Martin van Beynen World reopens today [email protected] after being rebuilt following the February Pressure is building on the 22, 2011, earthquake. Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission to have a closer look at a Christchurch fraudster who appears to have misled the com- mission. The Press last week revealed that Canterbury Television build- ing construction manager Gerald Shirtcliff, now 67, faked a bachelor of engineering degree and stole the identity of a qualified engineer. The building collapsed in February last year with the loss of 115 lives. Shirtcliff’s evidence to the Fully stocked: Clare commission last month suggested Gerald Shirtcliff Schultz stocks shelves at he visited the site no more than the new St Martins New once a month to carry out his the construction of the building, World. supervisory duties. the families will want to be sure The disclosures also raise that every aspect of his evidence Photos: DEAN KOZANIC/ questions about the truth of his has been vigorously examined and FAIRFAX NZ evidence. He told the commission investigated,’’ he said. he was a ‘‘graduate civil engineer’’ Green Party MP Eugenie Sage with experience supervising con- said the ‘‘comprehensive’’ infor- struction projects in South Africa. mation in The Press story severely Neither claim appears to be true. damaged Shirtcliff’s credibility, Many former staff ‘returning home’ to new store Families of people who were and she hoped the commission killed in the building collapse have would look at the new material Anna Turner About 50 workers who lost their thing moved. The fridges were Manager Russell McKenzie said ‘‘After the quake we spent days called for a closer look at seriously. [email protected] jobs after the old St Martins New walking towards me and hot water it was ‘‘fantastic’’ to be able to offer cleaning up the mess – broken Shirtcliff’s evidence, and Canter- Under cross-examination, World shut have been re-employed was splashing everywhere.’’ jobs back to some of the staff. glass, smelly liquid – and then bury MPs yesterday supported the Shirtcliff told the commission last Clare Schultz is one of 50 workers to work in the newly built store. Since the quake, Schultz has ‘‘A lot of them have had jobs in going home and not even having call. month he had changed his name to ‘‘returning home’’ for the reopen- Many have retrained to fill diffe- been overseas working with Camp between and wanted to come back. power for a shower. Then they told But there appeared to be little Will Fisher ‘‘for personal reasons’’ ing of the St Martins New World rent positions. America and travelling. She will They were all so excited,’’ he said. us our hard work was for nothing official action on the revelations by deed poll in Australia. today. Schultz, 20, was working in the work as a barista in the super- The store will be officially because the store had to be yesterday. The Press investigation found The $20 million supermarket seafood department when the market’s new cafe. opened by Canterbury Earthquake demolished. It’ll be nice to be back Royal commission executive Will Fisher was the name of a will open today after workers quake struck. ‘‘It’s like a big family here and Recovery Authority (Cera) chief and in a huge new store.’’ director Justine Gilliland said the young English engineer with spent the past year rebuilding. ‘‘It was horrible,’’ she said. they really look after you,’’ she executive Roger Sutton this morn- Roadworks were continuing commission was satisfied it had whom Shirtcliff worked in South The former building was demo- ‘‘There were these two big fridges said. ‘‘Everyone is really excited to ing. outside the store, but McKenzie sufficient evidence about Shirt- Africa in 1968-69. lished after the February 2011 and I just threw myself flat on the be back together. It’s not the same Schultz said it would be good to hoped customers would be under- cliff’s role in the construction of The real Will Fisher gained his earthquake. bench and clung on while every- anywhere else.’’ put the quake behind them. standing. the CTV building. bachelor’s degree at the University ‘‘This includes evidence from of Sheffield in England, and Mr Shirtcliff himself and others Shirtcliff used a copy of that involved in the project, including degree to launch an engineering ■ BOTANIC GARDENS PAVILION the site foreman, Mr William career in Australia. Jones,’’ she said. ‘‘It also heard When Shirtcliff’s lawyer object- evidence about Mr Shirtcliff’s ed to the questioning of Shirtcliff subsequent conviction for fraud. It at the inquiry last month, com- does not consider that it needs mission chairman Justice Cooper anything further to enable it to said issues affecting Shirtcliff’s respond to the terms of reference credibility were ‘‘highly relevant’’. in the report to be delivered to the Counsel assisting the commis- Can you help research a new Governor-General later this year.’’ sion Mark Zarifeh suggested to Police district commander Gary Shirtcliff: ‘‘You didn’t do enough type of sore throat treatment? Knowles would not comment in that supervisory or mentoring yesterday, saying he had not read role. If you had, some of those The Press story. issues [building defects] would Labour MP have been picked up.’’ If you have had a sore throat for no more than four days said the new information would Shirtcliff said he did what he and you are aged between 18 and 75, and you would like leave families of the deceased was required to do at the time. to know more please contact: ‘‘scratching their heads’’. ‘‘If this The commission’s findings are guy faked a degree and stole due to be delivered to the Gover- someone’s identity and supervised nor-General by November 12.

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