UpdatedZoe BlakeJournalist·Bay of Plenty Times·7 Jul, 2026 06:00 PM4 mins to read‌Aroha Te Wheoro (inset) outside the ruins of her three‑generation Bethlehem home. Photo / Zoe BlakeAroha Te Wheoro (inset) outside the ruins of her three‑generation Bethlehem home. Photo / Zoe BlakeThree generations of family history were reduced to ashes when fire tore through a Tauranga home on Monday.Home owner Aroha Te Wheoro said nothing could replace the Bethlehem house where she grew up.

“I grew up here with my koro. I had my 21st here, and my 21st key