A heritage church building in central Auckland is back on sale again. Prospective buyers of the property can negotiate the price, the listing said, and included the church, built in 1900, as well as "surplus land". Muir said while apartments could be built on the property the church itself had to remain as it was a protected heritage building. It happened shortly after the Environment Court ruled against Auckland Council efforts to prevent demolition on the site where 18 apartments had been proposed. Church officials told Auckland Council in 2012 an inspection had found the hall structurally unsafe, and the council issued a Dangerous Building Notice, rendering it off-limits.

Source: Stuff February 11, 2020 01:52 UTC