Last updated 09:31, May 22 2018
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The Reserve Bank Building on The Terrace has reopened after it was closed briefly due to an asbestos scare. (File photo)
The Reserve Bank Building on The Terrace has reopened after it was closed briefly due to an asbestos scare. (File photo)
The Reserve Bank Building has reopened its Wellington premises after asbestos was found.
A trace of asbestos was found in the building during a routine inspection last week.
Testing and certification was completed and workers were allowed back in on Monday.
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr.
Essential operations were not interrupted, as they operated from the Reserve Bank's premises in Auckland.
The Wellington office block, which houses government and corporate tenants, was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon when a small trace of asbestos was found on the first level.
The bank's governor Adrian Orr said at the time the temporary closure was a precaution for the safety of staff and tenants, which was their first priority.
An air test was completed and remedial action taken last week.
Orr said the test had since come back "clear", but the building would be evacuated until "risk to human health" was ruled out.
The Reserve Bank Building is a 14-level building on the corner of The Terrace and Bowen St. It sits across the road from Parliament in central Wellington.