UPDATED 7.10PM: Police are still looking for a man who allegedly shot a 29-year-old woman in the leg in a downtown Auckland high rise this morning.

The incident occurred at the Auckland Harbour Oaks hotel and serviced apartments building on Gore Street around 10.

CIB staff are looking for two men, possibly Maori or Pacific Islander, who were in the room near the top floor of the 38-level building at the time.

A weapon is yet to be located but police say there are no concerns about public safety.

The victim was not booked in to stay at the building but was believed to be a guest of one of the other two people in the room.

All three are believed to have been known to police.

The woman is in a stable condition in Auckland City Hospital.

Senior Sergeant Danny Meade said the woman's leg injuries were serious but did not appear to be life-threatening.

Police have been unable to interview her at this stage.

Several hotel occupants watched from the balconies of the high rise hotel as media and police gathered at the entrance, which is flanked by a liquor store and a beauty parlour.

British tourist Jonathan Knight is worried police still haven't found the shooter.

Although he didn't hear or see anything of the incident, he'll be talking to both police and hotel staff about the incident.

"I'd like to know what floor it was on and whether it was close to where I was staying, and what they're going to do to provide more security about it."

Police had established the identity of some "persons of interest" by reviewing CCTV footage which included movement in corridors and lifts.

The room had been searched and there was no evidence of drugs being manufactured.