Flight QF144 was due to land at 3.10pm and made a delayed but safe landing at 3.25pm.
Qantas said the plane was met by emergency services in line with standard procedure.
The airline also said the mayday call was later downgraded to a PAN (possible assistance needed).
Qantas head of fleet operations Ben Holland said QF144 experienced an issue approximately halfway from Auckland to Sydney.
"The 737 is designed to fly on one engine and although it is not a normal operation, our flight crew are very well experienced in managing such scenarios," Holland said.
"In accordance with their procedures, they continued the flight to Sydney where the aircraft landed safely this afternoon.
"The passengers have now disembarked the terminal and the engineers will start their inspection."
Passengers James Fearon and Fiona Dunn both thought they felt an engine stop working.
"I definitely felt something during the flight that felt a bit weird, I was trying to stay calm and not panic," Fearon said.
Dunn admitted she was worried.
"I was just trying to work out the logistics of if it could run on one engine," Dunn said.
"I know there is a short enough timeframe for how long you can spend in the air with one engine so I was just trying to work that out.
"The air-conditioning was gone so it was pretty hot on the plane but besides that, the captain stayed pretty cool and collected so it was fine from that regard."
She said passengers were told just before landing that an engine had blown and emergency services would check when they landed.
"I don't think (those on) the plane, in general, were that panicked, I don't think people understood the significance probably of it so (it's a feeling of being) relieved for me because I am a nervous flyer," Dunn said.
Vonnie Wavish, who was on the flight, said airline staff did a great job of getting everyone to the ground.
"About halfway across we heard a large bang but nobody seemed to be worried," Wavish said.
Another passenger, Leslie Spring, said the flight was bumpy but felt similar to regular turbulence.
"(The staff were) brilliant, if they hadn't told us we wouldn't have known," Spring said.
"(Staff) just said there would be a fire crew just in case, reassuring to know they were on the ball."
No dangerous goods were on board the flight.
What is a mayday call?
According to Airservices Australia, a government-owned organisation responsible for the management of Australia's skies, a mayday call is an indication "an aircraft is in grave and imminent danger and requires immediate assistance".
Controllers will then alert local emergency services with details of the incident.
A possible assistance needed or PAN call is a less urgent situation but still needs a response from controllers, as well as assistance to pilots.
Examples of PAN situations include a medical emergency or faulty instrument.
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