New Zealand / Auckland Region

Crash knocks out power to Auckland homes

22:07 pm on 15 April 2017

Hundreds of people are without power at Narrow Neck on Auckland's North Shore after a car crashed into a power pole and brought lines down.

Emergency services said five people had been injured and one was in a serious condition.

Vector said 286 homes were without electricity, and it was estimating power should be restored by midnight.