A pro-Palestinian protest has kicked off at the University of Auckland (UoA) on Wednesday afternoon.
Police told Newshub they are aware of the protest, which is taking place on the university's grounds from 4pm.
The group organising the event initially planned on camping overnight, however police say an agreement has been established, and that will no longer be happening.
However, several tents have since been pitched as of 4:30pm.
Hundreds of protestors can be seen on the site, holding up flags and signs, wearing red, green and black clothing.
Others are writing 'Free Palestine' in coloured chalk on the campus grounds.
"Our staff have had ongoing contact with protest organisers and the university around their plans and we will have police staff in the area and will be monitoring the situation," police said in a statement.
"Police recognise the right to peaceful protest, but we also recognise that the wider public also has a right to go about their lawful business. As with any protest, our role is to uphold the law. We will continue to approach these events appropriate to the circumstances, including engagement and monitoring.
"Our staff will continue to respond to any unlawful behaviour or situations where peoples' safety is at risk. We have ensured our expectations on behaviour have been made clear."
The university have also made their own arrangements with security.
"In recent months the conflict in Gaza has led to widespread protests in cities around the world, and more recently this has manifested itself in the establishment of encampments on university campuses," Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater said in a statement.
"We fully support the right of our students and staff to engage in peaceful and lawful protest. However, we also remind staff and students of our expectations of civil and respectful discourse on our campuses, as outlined in our Code of Conduct.
"We also have a paramount obligation to protect the health, safety and well-being of our university community."
The university said they have "carefully considered the mater" and have worked "constructively with students to facilitate a peaceful and lawful protest on campus".
However, Freshwater reiterated they will not be supporting an overnight encampment.
"This compromise enables students and staff who wish to express their views to do so in a peaceful and lawful manner, without introducing the significant risks that such encampments have brought to other university campuses."
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa's National chair John Minto told Newshub he is in full support of the student protest.
"We support any student efforts here to show solidarity with Palestinians who are suffering a genocide in Gaza," Minto said.
"The students in the US are inspiring in their courage and determination to challenge their university authorities."
He said the protest is "not unfair on the university".
"Auckland University has numerous links with Israeli universities and severing those links should be a priority for the university rather than complaining about students.
"Students should be following the rules of respect for human rights and calling out their institution if it is complicit in the denial of human rights."
Minto added that the protest was "a breath of fresh air for everyone".
"We applaud them," he said.
Newshub has contacted University of Auckland's Student Justice for Palestine the Students for Justice organisation, who are running the protest, for comment.
