An arborist's truck bowled a power pole and tumbled down a bank in Kerikeri this morning, cutting power to 65 households.
The accident happened about 9.50am as a light truck towing a chipper was heading uphill on Pa Rd, off Kerikeri Inlet Rd.
It appeared the truck had veered onto the left-hand verge, uprooted a power pole and landed on its side at the bottom of a 4m bank.
The driver was shaken but uninjured.
The power lines ended up draped over vegetation on the other side of Pa Rd.