The flooding battered much of the city and the outlying areas, and in the cleanup, Dunedin City Council inspectors have been working around the clock assessing houses.
DCC building inspectors have completed inspections at 60 affected properties across the city, of which 11 were red-stickered — meaning access was prohibited —and 31 were yellow-stickered, which meant access was restricted.
There were 13 properties which were white-stickered, meaning the building might have suffered little or no damage, but people should still take precautions, and five properties where no sticker was required.
Meanwhile, the council is making eight skips available in key locations around the city to help with the cleanup.
The skips are available for flood-contaminated waste at the below locations in South Dunedin, Tomahawk and Waikouaiti. They will be removed on Friday afternoon.
Civil Defence controller Rob West said in a statement the skips were intended for flood-contaminated waste only, such as soaked carpets or furniture.
"If you live outside of these areas, and have flood-contaminated items to dump, please take your waste to the Green Island transfer station for disposal, and sandbags can be returned to the Dunedin Ice Stadium or Mosgiel Memorial Park gym carpark for disposal.
"Don't forget to wear gloves when handling flood-contaminated items and make sure to wash your hands afterwards."
Elsewhere, a precautionary boil water notice remains in place for West Harbour (Ravensbourne, Maia, Roseneath, Sawyers Bay, Port Chalmers, Carey’s Bay and Deborah Bay, but not St Leonards). Residents in these areas (including St Leonards) should continue to conserve water.
Drinking water tankers are available at various points along West Harbour.
All beaches except Tomahawk have now also returned to "satisfactory" water quality levels.
People were advised not to enter the water at Tomahawk, and to avoid entering or collecting food from Otago Harbour until the end of this week.
