Hundreds of homes in Pyes Pa and Pukehina are without power as a severe weather warning remains in place for Tauranga and Bay of Plenty.
PowerCo reported power outages for 590 properties in Pyes Pa at 8.21pm. Power is expected to be restored at 2.21am tomorrow.
Power to 154 houses in Pukehina was also cut off at 8.11pm and is expected to be restored at 12.30am. A site investigation is underway.
A severe weather warning remains in place for Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty.
MetService predicts a large complex low-pressure system is expected to move slowly east over central New Zealand during Friday and Saturday.