Window of downtown Auckland high-rise smashes onto street below

An Auckland street has been cordoned off after a window from a high-rise building crashed to the ground this morning.

A fire crew is stationed on Albert St and the road is cordoned off near the building where the pane fell from an upper floor.

The debris from the broken pane was quickly cleared.

Construction workers survey the building on Albert St, Auckland. Photo / Jaime Lyth

The high-rise building is used mostly for office space but is currently under construction.

Albert St is already under heavy construction due to the Auckland City Rail Link project.

A fire crew is stationed on Albert St and the road is cordoned off. Photo / Jaime Lyth

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) confirmed they attended the incident and retrieved the broken window.

A spokesperson said Fenz staff liaised with workers on the site and gave them recommendations.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand arrived on the scene and cordoned off the area. Photo / Jaime Lyth

Fenz could not confirm what caused the window to fall from the building.

It’s not the first time a window has broken on the building, which had the same issue last year.

The building has had the same issue before. Photo / Michael Craig

A window previously broke and disrupted work on 92 Albert Street in May 2023. Photo / Michael Craig