The "sold" sign on Conservation House, the historic former courthouse on the corner of Marine Parade and Browning St, Napier. Photo / Paul Taylor.
The “sold” sign has gone up on 150-year-old Napier beachfront landmark and former courthouse Conservation House.
The sale was confirmed to Hawke’s Bay Today by Mana Ahuriri Holdings Ltd independent chair Mike Pohio on Thursday.
“Mana Ahuriri worked through an open market sales process that included providing opportunities
for Mana Ahuriri members to participate in the sales process,” he said, “The sales process has now been completed and the property has been to sold to a private party. We wish the purchaser all the best with their future plans for Conservation House.”
Department of Conservation operations manager Grant Bennett says the DoC lease runs out on March 2, space in Hastings St has been secured as temporary offices and the department’s Hawke’s Bay conservancy will move into permanent premises in Wakefield St, in the Onekawa Industrial District, later in the year.
