Emergency services have been called to reports of someone falling on Gorge Road near Queenstown.
Details are scant, but a police spokesperson said officers are responding to reports of a fall.
The area is popular with rock climbers.
The New Zealand Herald reported that a member of a climbing party appeared to have fallen from about 80m up. RNZ has not yet confirmed this.
St John has also sent staff to the Gorge Road area.
More to come.