A "significant slip" has closed the Crown Range Rd this morning as strong winds make driving conditions dangerous.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council announced on its Facebook page that a slip was covering one lane at the Chain Bay 5 section of the road and "more could come down".
As a result, the Crown Range Rd has been shut until the site could be made safe and the debris cleared.
It was closed at the state highway turnoff on the Queenstown side and Cardrona on the Wanaka side.
Motorists were advised to use State Highway 6 if they needed to get between Queenstown and Wanaka.
