Dunedin is sending four experienced staff members to the Hurunui district to help with earthquake recovery in the area. The four, two building inspectors and two building consent processors, have previous experience from when Dunedin City Council staff helped after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. But the Dunedin City Council said the initiative was the right thing to do. The four would be undertaking rapid building usability assessment, where inspectors go from building to building to quickly assess the impact of the damage. If staff members were needed for more than a week, "there could be some impact on consent processing times for DCC customers".

Source: Otago Daily Times November 18, 2016 17:07 UTC