A pro-Palestine protester climbed on to a roof of the Christchurch City Council building this morning. 

Police and firefighters rushed to the scene after reports of a person waving the Palestine flag. 

Worcester Boulevard has been closed off by police. 

Christchurch's Worcester Boulevard has been cordoned off. Photo / George Heard 

Police are keeping people away as they monitor the situation. 

A city council spokeswoman confirmed the protester managed to scale the lower roof of the Civic Offices. 

“Police are on site and they are dealing with the situation,” she said.