Man "may have been injured earlier - at a different location."

Police are continuing enquiries into an incident which left a man with serious injuries in Queenstown.

Officers were called to the intersection of Moke Lake Road and Glenorchy-Queenstown Road about 6:15pm yesterday.

A man was located with unexplained injuries.

He was taken to Dunedin Hospital but has since been transferred to Christchurch.

Police enquiries include exploring whether the man may have been injured earlier, and in a different location, to where he was found.

A local business owner told RNZ last night that the area was being treated as a crime scene and people were warned to stay indoors.

The Moke Lake Road was closed for a number of hours.