A car has hit a power pole in Tauranga, breaking the power pole in half and cutting power to 1400 households.
A police spokeswoman said police were called to the incident on Windermere Drive at 1.57pm.
The pole had broken in half and was blocking the road but traffic was "manageable" and the fire service was turning away traffic at the roundabout, she said.
The spokeswoman said it appeared there were no injuries. The fire service is at the scene and the power company has been contacted.
