Map: NZTAA person has been critically injured in a crash affecting a major highway in Central Otago. Police said they received a report of a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 6 (Gibbston Highway), near the Roaring Meg Lookout in the Kawarau Gorge, about 5.20pm today. "One person received critical injuries." A Fire and Emergency NZ crew from Cromwell attended and a rescue helicopter was sent to the scene also. A spokesman for the New Zealand Transport Agency said the crash was near the Cardrona-Roaring Meg Pack Track intersection.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 20, 2026 07:52 UTC