A man has been arrested by armed police after witnesses reported a gun being pulled out on a central Auckland street.
Multiple squads of police officers with rifles and tactical gear went into the Goodview Apartment Hotel after a gun sighting at about 8 am on Monday.
The standoff lasted more than two hours.
A cordon on Hobson Street between Cook Street and Union Street was lifted after three hours.
A man was taken out of the hotel in handcuffs and put into a police car just before 10.30am.
Police also escorted a woman away from the scene.
In a statement police said two people were speaking with officers and there was no further risk to the public.
Charges were being considered.
A witness told RNZ he saw two people arguing on the street. Soon after one of the pair "got up, put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a gun and loaded it and pointed it at him and said he's going to shoot him".
Photo: RNZ / Felix Walton
No injuries have been reported.
The public was asked to avoid the area.
Auckland Transport said Hobson Street was closed between Cook and Union streets.
It was affecting bus routes 11W, 18, 105, 132, 195, 209, WX1, 11T.