One person has died after an incident today which forced the evacuation of the Grand Chancellor Hotel in Hobson Street in the CBD.
St John ambulance said that one person had died at the scene.
Police are advising motorists to avoid lower Hobson Street and the surrounding area after the hotel premises were evacuated.
The evacuation had led to the closure of two of the street's four lanes.
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NZ Fire Service is in the process of accessing the building and police and St John are assisting at the scene.