Police speaking to people showing up at the summit of the Crown Range Rd to play in the snow. Police speaking to lockdown flouting snow seekers at the summit of Crown Range Rd today. Cars lined up at the Crown Range Rd summit, a 45-minute drive from Queenstown. A police spokeswoman said officers "noted" a gathering of people at the lookout at Crown Range at about 11.30am. All those present were spoken to and urged to comply with the restrictions in place under alert ;level 4.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 19, 2021 01:25 UTC