The 108-year-old Otunui paddle boat may be heading back to the Whanganui River.
Joe Adam, proprietor of the upriver Bridge to Nowhere lodge, has bought it, sight unseen.
Or rather, Mr Adam says his partner, Mandy Jackson, bought it.
Either way, the Bridge to Nowhere couple paid $26,500 on a Trade Me auction for the riverboat that cruised the Whanganui in its heyday. The auction closed on Sunday.
"We looked at it for about two hours before we bought it," Mr Adam said.