UPDATED: Power is back on in the Papamoa area following a car crash on Papamoa Beach Road around 4.20am.
A car carrying three teenage boys struck the power pole causing lines to come down.

Contractors have restored power to the area.
Meanwhile, the three occupants of the vehicle are being treated at Tauranga Hospital for minor injuries.
A Mount Maunganui St John paramedic spokesperson says a 17-year-old male, a 19-year-old male and an 18-year-old male were assessed at the scene before being taken to hospital.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated.
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Posted on 26-02-2012 20:58 | By Chelseat
These guys were my mates too I was with them before this happened. It sucks that this happened but that’s what happens when you put a 17year old boy that acts 12 behind a steering wheel of a nice car. I’m just glad that all got out alright.