A house in Edgecumbe was saved from serious damage after fire broke out overnight.
The house and an adjoining garage and workshop caught alight about 12.50am.
Fire and Emergency northern shift operations manager Megan Ruru said firefighters stopped the blaze from spreading but the large four-bedroom home was left smokelogged.
The workshop and garage were badly damaged.
One fire crew was still at the property and fire investigators would be probing the cause of the blaze.