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http://https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/four-rescued-raging-floodwaters
Link to ODT with a couple of pictures instead

It was a green 4wd with a old couple in there 70's (ran into them on the way out). They were being very cautious, stopping anf looking at every slightly rough bit. If fact they were so cautious...

I haven't been up there since about this time last year when it was badly rutted about halfway to Monument but the week before lock down I was about 1000m up above it looking down and watched a 4wd...