Update, 7.10pm: Power has now been restored to 66 properties at Tahawai, following a vehicle hitting a power pole on Friday night.

PowerCo contractors were at the scene on Saturday afternoon.

There has been a power outage since the crash on Lindemann Road at 11.02pm on Friday.

The power pole and wires came down when the car rolled onto its side when crashing into the pole.

Local residents of Lindemann Road say the power is now back on.

Update, 3.30pm: PowerCo contractors are now at the scene of a crash near Katikati where a vehicle hit a power pole on Friday night.

There has been a power outage for nearly 16 hours to 66 properties at Tahawai since the crash on Lindemann Road at 11.02pm on Friday.

The power pole and wires came down when the car rolled onto its side when crashing into the pole.

PowerCo contractors at the site of the crash in Lindemann Road, Tahawai. Photo: Andrew Blake.

PowerCo say they made the site safe following the crash.

Following a request for an estimated restoration time from SunLive early Saturday afternoon, a PowerCo spokesperson replied that they don't "currently have an estimated restoration time".

"While the wires have been cleared from the road and the site made safe, the car needs to be removed before repairs can be carried out and unfortunately there wasn’t a tow truck available overnight.

"We’ll be carrying the repairs out as quickly as possible so the remaining 66 customers can be reconnected, and we’d like to thank customers for their patience."

PowerCo contractors arrived at the crash site around mid-afternoon, with a truck, vehicle and equipment.

PowerCo contractors at the site of the crash in Lindemann Road, Tahawai. Photo: Andrew Blake.

Earlier, 1pm:  The power is still out on Saturday afternoon to 66 properties near Katikati following a vehicle hitting a powerpole on Friday night.

Police responded to reports of a car colliding with a power pole on Lindemann Road at 11.07pm on Friday, December 29.

“Two people received moderate injuries, and another two minor injuries,” says a police spokesperson.

The smashed power pole on Lindemann Road, Tahawai, near Katikati, with the crashed car still on its side on Saturday. Photo: Andrew Blake.

Residents of Lindemann Road say that there are no power contractors working at the site on Saturday to fix the pole or restore power to the area.

“We are wondering when our power will be coming back on,” says resident Andrew Blake.

“This morning the power is still off with no one at the site fixing the power or the pole.  The pole is absolutely destroyed.”

The smashed power pole with crashed car on its side on Saturday. Photo: Andrew Blake.

Andrew says his family were having showers and heading to bed on Friday night when their power went out, but they didn’t know the outage was due to a vehicle crash until Saturday morning.

“We’re at the bottom of the road. We woke up this morning and Powerco had a report saying it was this road [Lindemann Road].

“We went for a drive and came across it, it’s been all cleaned up. The wires have been coiled.”

Debris, clothing and wires are lying around the vehicle and power pole. Photo: Andrew Blake.

They found a purple Nissan hatchback lying on its side against the pole, with contents including clothing and a box of beer strewn amongst the debris from the car.

Andrew says the vehicle was travelling down the road, which has a slight curve, and has a 45 km per hour speed limit.

Lindemann Road speed signs just before the crash site. Photo: Andrew Blake.

“We have cameras watching the road, and saw police, fire and ambulance go up there. They were there quick, ambulance were there within three minutes of the car crashing, and fire and police were there just five minutes after the ambulance. They all left by midnight."

On Saturday afternoon, the power pole is still lying leaning over, with wires running along the roadside on the grass, and the vehicle still on its side.

The smashed power pole with crashed car on its side on Saturday. Photo: Andrew Blake.

Andrew says they contacted their power company on Saturday morning  and were told it was being managed by Powerco, but found that they couldn’t get in touch with anyone at PowerCo.

The PowerCo website shows that there is a power outage to 66 properties in Tahawai, Katikati due to a vehicle hitting a pole. The power cut occured at 11.02pm on December 29. The estimated restoration time is unknown, with current status being 'Site made safe - restoration in progress (Stage 5 of 5) '.

"We don’t currently have an estimated restoration time," says a PowerCo spokesperson.

"While the wires have been cleared from the road and the site made safe, the car needs to be removed before repairs can be carried out and unfortunately there wasn’t a tow truck available overnight.

"We’ll be carrying the repairs out as quickly as possible so the remaining 66 customers can be reconnected, and we’d like to thank customers for their patience."

Wires down on the ground at the crash scene on Lindemann Road, Saturday afternoon. Photo: Andrew Blake.