Fire crews have contained a blaze that has left a home "extensively damaged" in Queenstown this afternoon.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokeswoman said they were alerted to a large house that was "well-ablaze" in Closeburn about 1.50pm.
The house was 240sqm, she said.
Eight crews were initially on the scene and another four were responding.
In an update shortly before 4pm Fenz said the blaze had been contained to its site, and there were currently 10 crews at the scene.
Previously four helicopters were on standby in case the fire spread to nearby forests, but they have been stood down.
A Fenz spokesman at the scene said about 50 firefighters attended, from Glenorchy, Queenstown, Frankton, Arrowtown, as well as a command centre from Wanaka.
The firefighters were on a rotation roster for using breathing apparatus.
A fire investigator was at the scene and the house had been extensively damaged, the spokesman said.
No-one was at the house when the fire began and no-one has been injured.
