By RNZ
About 200 of those who lost loved ones in collapsed buildings in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, have heard an apology from the city's mayor Lianne Dalziel.
Yesterday marked nine years since the 6.2 magnitude earthquake which killed 185.
A royal commission into faulty buildings found serious errors by engineers and the Christchurch City Council.
David Selway who lost his sister, Susan Selway in the CTV Building, said it was good to hear a heartfelt apology from the mayor for the role her council played in signing off the building as safe.