The man at the centre of Wellington's Terrace Tunnel standoff has been sentenced to three months community detention and is disqualified from driving for nine months.
The 32-year-old, whose name has been permanently supressed, crashed into another car while driving the wrong way on State Highway 1 at the city end of the tunnel in January.
Armed with a knife, he then climbed onto the pipes above the tunnel and stayed there for the next 10 hours.
![The man stepped down from the pipes after 10 hours. Photo / Dan Monaghan](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5CW5AP2YSX55WISAKSM4TIMQUQ.jpg?auth=e57afb66149d3817357376369c9b68342648a636aee7b891d58c209a52c4129e&width=16&height=8&quality=70&smart=true)
More than 20 police staff including AOS, negotiators and dog teams were involved at the time.