Fire and Emergency say a digger punctured a gas main shortly after 10am.

The Kiwi on Queen Apartment building has been evacuated, and Queen Street is closed between Mayoral Drive and Karangahape Road.

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31 Oct: A fisherman at Otaki Beach has had to be rescued after two freak waves pushed him into the water

31 Oct: More than 500 households in South Dunedin will be without power for most of the day, following a crash taking out a powerpole at St Kilda

31 Oct: One person has died after a single vehicle crash in Auckland's Epsom last night

31 Oct: A 43-year-old truck driver who caused a fiery fatal crash near South Canterbury's Waimate, has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison

30 Oct: A person has died in a two car crash in Waikato's Matamata this afternoon

30 Oct: Great South Road in Auckland's Epsom is closed after a serious crash

30 Oct: Residents are being told to stay inside as fire crews battle a large fire in central Palmerston North

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