Two men climbed to the top of the ferry building on Auckland's waterfront this afternoon as police rushed to the incident.
The men were seen casually standing atop the building near the FIFA World Cup fanzone.
The police eagle helicopter was circling the area with police and fire crews also in attendance on the street below.
Just after 4:15pm a police officer at the scene told a 1News reporter it was "all over".
"Two people are now in custody following the incident in Auckland CBD this afternoon," a police spokesperson said.
"Police spent several hours negotiating with the two people, who have been bought down from the top of the building safely.
"Police would like to reiterate there was no risk to the public throughout this incident."
Auckland Transport has also confirmed the cordons have now been lifted and Quay St has reopened.
Earlier, police said they were alerted to two people at the top of the Auckland Ferry Building on Quay St at about 12.15pm.
"At this stage there is no immediate threat to the public, however police have cordoned off the area as a precaution.
"One person remains atop the building, while the other is inside the clocktower. Police negotiators are on scene and are engaging with the people involved."
One of the men was wearing a bandana style face covering and a black puffer jacket.
Fire and Emergency NZ at one point tried to reach the men via a truck ladder.
It comes one day after there were dramatic scenes in the same area when a gunman killed two people, before himself dying as police engaged him, at a building being worked on by construction .
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