A large pane fell from a Lambton Quay building in Wellington this morning and glass has continued to fall from the 20th floor of the HSBC building this morning.
A large pane of glass fell from a window or footpath canopy in Wellington's HSBC building. Photo: RNZ / Michael Cropp
It began about 6am and the cause is still being investigated.
An eyewitness says he heard a loud bang, and that a pedestrian had just walked past the area where the glass landed.
A large section of Lambton Quay and the neighbouring Panama street area has been shut off since.
An abseiling crew is still scaling the building to remove the remaining glass - by dropping it to the ground.
Wellington's HSBC building. Photo: RNZ / Kirsty Frame