The future of what quarrying is allowed at Saddle Hill is in the hands of the Environment Court, after the quarry owner and the Dunedin City Council argued their cases.
Saddle Views Estate counsel Trevor Shiels QC spent the second day of a hearing on Friday arguing there were no conditions on the quarrying, and the owners had consent to quarry the entire site.
Dunedin City Council counsel Michael Garbett responded by arguing the council had called on the court to decide the extent of conditions and the scope of the quarrying, and the court had the jurisdiction to do so.
The dispute has run through various courts and the High Court's most recent decision, late last year, was that the quarry had resource consent from 1960 to quarry Jaffray Hill, when Downer began using an existing quarry for material used to build Dunedin Airport at Momona.
The issue has attracted public anger since the 1960s. Concerns have centred on the loss of the profile of the prominent landmark.
Judge Jon Jackson reserved his decision, and adjourned the hearing.
There would be a site inspection, and more information for the court due in early July.
