UPDATED 2.01pm: A injured paraglider is being brought down from Mauao after crashing this afternoon.
Mount Maunganui lifeguards were helping St John ambulance officers retrieve the man, who crashed near the summit of the Mount, a Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service spokesman said.
It is understood part of the man's canopy collapsed and he crashed into trees.
Police were also called to the scene.
EARLIER: Police are standing down from a possible search and rescue operation at Mount Maunganui's summit this afternoon.