A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car north of Whangārei this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash in Helena Bay around 3.15pm.
Police said the pedestrian was struck by the vehicle after it left the road and impacted a power pole.
"Sadly the pedestrian died at the scene," a police spokesperson said,
Hato Hone St John responded with one ambulance and one rapid response unit, a spokesperson said.
A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson said two fire trucks and two support vehicles responded.
Power was out to around 700 properties after the crash but has since been restored.
The power outage stretches from Whangaruru in the north to Hikurangi in the south. (Source: Northpower)
The power outage stretched from Whangaruru in the north to Hikurangi in the south.
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