Firefighters were stood down Tuesday after a controlled burn-off spread on Mt Roy, near Wanaka, overnight on Monday.
The fire burned about 350 hectares of farmland, conservation land and scrub at The Stack conservation area near Roy's Peak track.
The Department of Conservation has responsibility for the firefighting but the Queenstown Lakes District Council, the body that issued the fire permit, will pursue cost recovery.
DOC Wanaka community relations manager Annette Grieve said the council would follow up after issuing a permit to Tuohy's Farm.
She said two helicopters used to fight the blaze with monsoon buckets were stood down yesterday morning and four ground crew teams - three rural fire teams and a council firefighting team - dampened down three or four hotspots.
An aerial inspection was carried out at 11.30am yesterday and established the fire was under control.
Crews also mapped the area of the burn using GPS units and firefighting teams would continue to monitor the steep, scrubby face.
They would also do a visual inspection to ensure those hot spots are well and truly out.
Firefighters stopped work at 9pm on Monday as it grew too dark and ground crews were unable to access the steep terrain.
A house was evacuated at 3am yesterday and visitors at a nearby holiday park were advised evacuation might be necessary.
The estimated cost of fighting the fire was between $30,000 and $50,000, she said.
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