UPDATED 10.42am: Power was lost to around 500 properties in Tauranga this morning due a fault on Powerco's electricity network.
Powerco acting network operations manager Dean Stevenson said the power cut occurred at 1.20am and the majority of customers in the Kaimai Ranges and Omanawa area had supply restored around 3.30am. The remaining properties had power back on by 7.15am.
On Powerco's faults website, it estimated all homes would have power back at 10am.
EARLIER: Hundreds of people have been left without power in the Kaimai Ranges this morning.
A power outage was reported to Powerco at 1.23am, but the cause remains unknown at this stage.