Council wardens hit the streets for the first time as part of the blitz last Sunday, with three officers together issuing 171 tickets - at $10 each - during the day, council development services manager Kevin Thompson said.
That was about 50 more than would have been expected on a normal weekday, when each council warden typically issued about 40 tickets, he said.
The Sunday campaign was in response to complaints from members of the public about the number of motorists tying up P5 and P10 parks, as well as bus stops and taxi ranks, for long periods on Sundays, he said.
Under existing rules, motorists were allowed to park for free - and for as long as they liked - on Sundays in all metered spaces and council parking buildings, he said.
However, other parking rules - such as P5, P10 and P30 restrictions, and no parking on yellow lines - were still in force, even on Sundays, he said.
Wardens did not usually work on Sundays, but would now be patrolling the streets "periodically" on those days, he said.
"Last Sunday was the first time they had been out [on a Sunday] for some time.
"This will be a regular event now. It won't be every Sunday ... we will just be out there as we get resourcing to do it," Mr Thompson said.
The move has already prompted some anger, with one woman - who would not be named - contacting the Otago Daily Times on Monday to claim the enforcement operation was "ridiculous".
"I have been here four years and they have never done it ever.
"I couldn't believe what I was seeing."
However, Mr Thompson said the move had been well received by bus and taxi drivers and some motorists.
"Two bus drivers got out of their buses and clapped [as a ticket was issued] and a taxi driver also thanked them [wardens] for being able to get on to their taxi stand."
He was only aware of one motorist who complained after getting a ticket for overstaying on a P5 space outside the Dunedin Urgent Doctors and Accident Centre.
"They thought they could park there forever," he said.
