Power cut in Maraenui, Napier, after car crashes into pole

A car crashed into a power pole and a fence and left 1000 homes briefly without power in Maraenui, Napier.

Police were called to the incident on Percy Spiller Avenue near Charles Corner Crescent at 7.19am today.

The power pole fell onto the road, which was blocked as a result, with traffic management requested.

Homes were left without power in Maraenui after a car crashed into a power pole. Photo / Ruby Bloom Photography

A Unison spokesperson said initially around 1000 homes and businesses were affected, and half had their power restored within five minutes.

Initially, 1000 homes and businesses were affected. Photo / Ruby Bloom Photography

Unison said that as of 9.20am less than 100 were waiting to be reconnected, and a second crew was on the way to replace the damaged pole.

It expected the outage to end by 2pm on Monday.

A police spokesperson said no injuries had been reported.

Map showing the power outage in Maraenui, Napier.