The Dunedin City Council's top building inspector spent an "absolutely frantic" few days in Christchurch helping make decisions "on the fly" as the city slowly hauled itself back to its feet.
Cable cars could well be closer to making a return to at least one Dunedin route following a meeting of the Dunedin Cable Car Trust that attracted more than 160 people on Saturday.
Motorists parking on bus stops will have more chance of receiving a $40 fine as the Dunedin City Council begins an enforcement campaign next week.
Dunedin city councillors Bill Acklin and Andrew Noone were dubbed "the lighthouse" and "Richard Gere" on their recent trip to Japan, but it appears the "strange behaviour" did not stop there.
It may take Dunedin city planning staff some weeks to work through the issue of quarrying activities on Saddle Hill, resource consents manager Alan Worthington says.