New Zealand / Wellington Region

Glass falling from 20th floor of building in Wellington's Lambton Quay

15:50 pm on 27 October 2021

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