135-year-old Petone church into apartments

Monday, February 26th, 2018

A developer hopes his plans to convert a 135-year-old Petone church into apartments will inspire others to save historic buildings.

Tony Cook bought the Wesley Church on Nelson St two years ago. It had sat unused since 2013 after being deemed earthquake prone.

The church was built in 1883 and is the oldest church in the seaside Lower Hutt suburb.

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