State Highway 1 is closed between Clinton and Milton, while State Highway 8 – between Lawrence and State Highway 1 – closed due to a fallen tree.

Other road closures:

SH6 between Camp Hill Road and Lake Hawea

SH6 between Makarora and Haast

Photo: State Highway 6/Haast Pass Highway (there is a road under all that water!) Credit: NZTA 

We have a number of areas with surface flooding across the district - heavy rain continues to fall around the network. 

Clyde, Alexandra, Lowburn and Pisa Moorings are the worse effected areas at this stage.

Essential travel only, please stay off roads if you do not need to be out there

Reduce your speed and travel to the conditions