Photo: NZMEA group of tourists had the fright of their lives earlier today when the glass floor beneath them "shattered" while up Auckland's Sky Tower. The tourists were taking in the views from the 186-metre-high observation deck in the Sky Tower when the glass cracked. "[It] was just at the tower and the observation glass shattered," a witness told Newshub. However, a Sky City spokesman said the crack was superficial and was not a case for people to be worried. Sky City is pleased the first layer of glass did its job and protected the other two layers, the spokesman said, adding the cracked glass would be replaced.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 12, 2019 03:45 UTC