Police are blocking off a road near Te Puke this morning.

A SunLive reader messaged us on Facebook just before 7am to say No 2 Road, near Te Puke, is blocked off by police.

The reader believed it may have been as a result of a crash.

But a police spokesperson says officers are carrying out a search warrant in the area.

'There's a pre-planned search warrant at an address near there, so that's why it's blocked off for now.”

The road will be opened once the police operation is completed.