Police investigate unexplained death in central Auckland, witnesses say woman fell from apartment block

Loud noises were heard before and after a woman fell and died from the balcony of an Auckland apartment block, witnesses say.

Emergency services were called to Gore St in the city’s CBD at 3.40am today after the death was reported.

Police are investigating and say they are treating him as “inexplicable”.

The laces were in place for a time this morning as officers conducted an examination of the scene.

The cordon had disappeared when the Herald visited the site just before 9 a.m., where a ladder stood leaning against the awning outside the Auckland Harbor Suites complex.

A resident of the apartment block, whom the Herald agreed not to name, said he could hear loud noises coming from one of the rooms before a loud bang was heard, followed by screaming.

Another resident told the Herald there was “chaos” on the street shortly after.

“There were police cars everywhere, the street was full.”