Wellington CIB is investigating the death of a young male, which occurred in the central city around 7:30am.

Detective Senior Sergeant Donna Howard says emergency services were called to an apartment block on Taranaki Street after reports that a person had fallen from a balcony of an apartment.

"Ambulance staff performed CPR on the male but he has died at the scene."

Donna Howard says a scene examination is being carried out to establish how this man came to his death. Until the scene examination and the post-mortem examination are completed, Police do not have any further details to release at this time.