A police spokesman said the man had been charged with endangering transport and offensive behaviour. He has been granted bail and will reappear in the Manukau District Court on Thursday.
Inspector Danny Mead said the man was “pretending to be injured as part of what we can only describe as reckless behaviour in an attempt to gain publicity”.
“Emergency services from across Tāmaki Makaurau have been put in a situation where considerable time and resources were tied up as we dealt with this incident, not to mention the inconvenience to the public due to the lane closures involved,” Mead said.
“The was a significant and unnecessary incident, that in no doubt will have impacted many people over the disturbing sight.”