Demolition of 61 Molesworth Street has started this afternoon.
At about 4pm the council gave the go ahead for contractors to start deconstructing a small building attached to the main office block.
A digger with a hydraulic hammer attached to it could be seen drilling through the building while the area was doused with water to control any asbestos particles in the air.
A high-reach crane will soon move on site to start demolishing the top floors over the weekend.
![The nine-storey building on Molesworth St in Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DAUTHV5T5D466SOVBIRYFZASMQ.jpg?auth=6c9cd3785c72477b458e68c936a80f2cfead757f56a95026371d4181bde7ad86&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)