The road cone that mysteriously appeared on the flagpole on top of Nelson's Christ Church Cathedral has been removed.

Cathedral dean Reverend Nick Kirk had a brainwave on Thursday morning about how to get the cone down.

He said he tied a broom to the rope, attached it to the flagpole and hoisted it up, knocking the cone down before the stormy weather rolled in this morning.

Reverend Kirk said he found a wallet with a driver license inside on the cathedral roof when he was up there and he has handed it over to police.

However, he said the wallet might not belong to the person responsible for the road cone.

Reverend Kirk said the road cone had been the talk of the town this week.

"Apparently there's been all sorts of discussions going on down in the street about it," he said.

"It's just one of those things, isn't it."