Photo: NZTAThe Haast Pass has reopened after a slip closed the road (State Highway 6) yesterday. The was closed late yesterday morning at Burke Flat, between Haast and Makarora after torrential rain triggered a substantial slip that covered both lanes of the road. The slip continued to move yesterday and overnight and the clean-up was under way this morning, the NZ Transport Agency said. In a media advisory, the Queenstown Lakes District Council said "caution" was required for motorists travelling around the rockfalls. Motorists travelling over the Crown Range were advised to carry chains.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 14, 2020 21:04 UTC