PHOTO: CAMERON BURNELL/FAIRFAX NZ Victoria University’s Karori Campus has been cleared to sell privately

Wellington’s former teachers’ college has been cleared for a private sale, ending all hopes of a public use for the site.

The Ministry of Education, which originally passed the title of the land to Victoria University for $10, had been fighting to buy it back under the Public Works Act.

But it has now given up the fight, effectively ending some community and Wellington City Council hopes it could stay in public hands.

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