A man charged after holding up traffic for 10 hours by climbing on to pipes near Wellington's Terrace Tunnel has been remanded for a psychiatric report.
The man spent the time walking about, lying on the pipes and talking to the police after a head-on car crash on January 4.
Police tried to negotiate with the man who they described as agitated and having a knife.
Double decker buses were brought in by police and parked underneath him to reduce the drop to the ground.
He eventually came down safely about 10.30pm after speaking with a family member.
He was charged with dangerous driving, unlawful possession of a knife, and failing to stop for police.
Wellington District Court judge Stephen Harrop on Tuesday remanded the 31-year-old man until March and ordered a psychiatric screening report.
The judge also granted name suppression until the next appearance.