Firefighters carried out a complex rescue at height after a person with a parachute became stranded 23 floors up the side of an Auckland CBD building.
Auckland City senior station officer Darren Gussey, who was part of the specialist high angle rescue team, told 1News crews were called at approximately 10.45pm to a person trapped on the side of the building.
"As it turns out, it was a base jumper that was trapped on the external wall of the building, approximately 23 levels up.
"We've had a multi-agency response with police and St John, and on arrival, a complex rescue had to be undertaken," he explained.
He said the person was "clinging to the exterior of the building, so we've had to secure the patient using our specialist high-angle rescue team".
Gussey said "the person was reporting that he didn't have much left in him".
"So we gathered from that that he was basically clinging on to some part of the structure."
He said once crews removed the exterior windows they were able to retrieve the person, who he said only sustained minor injuries and did not need to go to hospital.
"Basically, the person appears to have no injuries at all, and he is assisting police with their inquiries.
"He has been checked out by the CERT team medic from St John, and then once he was safely in the room, he was handed over to police," he added.
Gussey said it was "always a relief when you can save somebody from a what would be a terrible scene".
Police and St John have been contacted for comment.
Earlier this month, a base jumper released footage of himself leaping from Auckland's unfinished 187m Seascape tower and landing on Beach Rd, prompting a police investigation.
Police described the stunt as "reckless", saying it posed risks to both the jumper and people on the ground.
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