A 110-year-old church that sold online after a $1 reserve looks set to move to Wellington.
The St James Presbyterian Church building in Waihi was listed for sale on Trade Me. The auction closed shortly after 11am yesterday when the church sold for $11,100 from a total of 115 bids.
Reverend Rhys Pearson said he and the church congregation were over the moon.
''I thought if it sold for $2 we would have done well,'' Mr Pearson said.
''We had articles in the local, smaller papers but nothing. Since going on Trade Me we've had more than 14,000 views and over 800 people add it to their watch list.''