"Urgent pest control work" was carried out on the Glen Eden Winz office earlier this week. Photo / File
A West Auckland Work and Income office was temporarily forced to shut earlier this week due to a maggot infestation.
The Glenmall Community Link office in Glen Eden was closed on Tuesday afternoon after the pest issue was discovered by staff.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Social Development confirmed
the office had been shut so "urgent pest control work" could be conducted.
"The ministry values the health and safety of both its staff and clients, and we closed the office as soon as we became aware of the problem.
"We called people with appointments to either postpone, or to direct them to either the New Lynn or Waitakere sites as an alternative. For people we could not contact, we had staff remain on-site to assist anyone showing up in person."