A crash has caused a major power outage in the Tauranga suburb of Parkvale.
Powerco reported the outage at 12.50am with 541 properties currently affected.
The cause of the outage was a vehicle hitting a power pole, Powerco said.
The crash happened on Alverstoke Rd just off Fraser St.
A reporter who lives in the Parkvale area was woken up around 12.50am by “an almighty bang”.
