The IRD building in Wellington has been evacuated this afternoon as a precaution after an engineer's report raised safety concerns around some of the floors, months on from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
Inland Revenue spokesman Pete Van Schaardenburg said 450-495 staff were evacuated from the building this afternoon after an engineer's report came back raising concerns about one or two of the building's prefabricated concrete floors.
The 12 Hawkestone St building is one of 80 buildings Wellington City Council said needed more checks and testing following the Kaikoura earthquake in November.
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"We received a report back from our engineers earlier today," Van Schaardenburg said.