A recent fire ripped through 9ha of olive trees and grazing land alongside Tukituki Rd near Havelock North.
It took fire crews with a helicopter 90 minutes to bring the "well involved" fire under control and four hours to put it out.
A Hastings Fire Station spokesman said they received the call about 3pm on Thursday and went to a "second alarm rural response".
Staff from Hastings, Haumoana, Havelock North and Maraetotara battled the blaze before leaving at 9.30pm.
Four fire appliances, two tankers and one aerial attended and a helicopter with a monsoon bucket and six hose lines were used to extinguish the fire.