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A man has died after his car collided with a power pole on State Highway 29 near Tauranga early this morning.
Police said the accident happened at about 3am on the eastern side of the Kaimai Ranges near McLaren Falls, 16km south-west of Tauranga.
There was no one else in the car and it was the only vehicle involved in the accident, police said.
State Highway 29 was closed for about two hours.
- NZPA