MIlford Road temporarily closed due to weather damage
 

Milford Road is currently closed. NZTA will work as fast as possible to fix this popular road to Milford Sound. The West Coast highway was also damaged by recent rains..
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southl...until-tomorrow
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southl...racks-underway

This is a reminder of NZ's unpredictable weather, and that even in summer, in what is usually our sunniest, driest month, February, weather events like this can occur.
When traveling in NZ, you can stay updated by checking weather alerts at Metservice: https://www.metservice.com/
and of road conditions at NZTA: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/

Thanks for keeping us up to date.