UPDATE 4.06pm: Ngatai Road is being re-opened to traffic after a truck brought down powerlines earlier this afternoon.

A SunLive reader says traffic was initially being "turned away" from the scene.

"Ngatai Road has now been re-opened to traffic. Powerlines have been cleared from the road," says a Tauranga City Council spokesperson.

According to PowerCo, the 780 properties impacted are still without power.

Image: PowerCo.

Police recieved a report of a vehicle "hitting a powerpole" on Ngatai Road, Bellevue at about 3.15pm, according to a police spokesperson.

"There are no reports of injuries," says the police spokesperson.

EARLIER 3.34pm: About 780 properties are without power after a truck brought down powerlines near Otūmoetai Intermediate on Ngatai Road.

"The road is closed until further notice," says a Tauranga City Council spokesperson.

"Use an alternate route."

A SunLive reader at the scene says a fire truck is blocking the road, and traffic is being turned away from the area.

"There's one fire truck and a couple of police cars here," says the reader.

A PowerCo outage map shows the whereabouts of the properties impacted.