A section of Portage Road, New Lynn, was closed this morning as Police responded to an incident.
The incident, initially involving two parties known to each other was reported at around 3am, and took place in a residential address on the street.
Earlier this morning, one person was safely removed from the address.
The second person remained at the address, and as a precaution, specialist police teams responded to resolve the matter.
Around 8.15am police advised the cordons around the property had been stood down, though they will remain in the area while conducting inquiries.