Annie Brydon Lifecare & Village
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Retirement living · Hawera, South Taranaki

Annie Brydon Lifecare & Village

Annie Brydon Village Limited · Hawera · rest home, care suites & hospital care in beautifully landscaped gardens
Life Score
42
Basic
Capital Back
46
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Set amongst beautifully landscaped gardens in the heart of Hawera, Annie Brydon is part of the close-knit local community. Well-appointed rooms look out onto sheltered courtyards or gardens, each equipped with nurse call systems, WiFi and en-suites. Whether you need rest home care, independent care suites, or hospital-level support, Annie Brydon makes everyday life easy—with physiotherapy, podiatry, hairdressing, happy hours, board games, indoor bowls, live entertainment and regular outings.

Your home

Living options

Living & Care Options

Annie Brydon offers independent villas and apartments, plus serviced care suites and rest home rooms to suit changing needs.

Independent villas
Independent apartments
Serviced apartments
Care suites (studio or one-bedroom with kitchenette, ensuite, furnished)
Rest home standard rooms
Rest home premium rooms
Hospital care rooms
Nurse call system, WiFi & en-suites in all rooms
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Annie Brydon is warm and social, with plenty to do and professional support always on hand.

Activities & Wellbeing

Residents enjoy a full calendar of recreational activities, specialist health services, and regular outings. The facility van is always ready for trips around town.

Happy hour
Board games
Pop-up café
Indoor bowls
Live entertainment
Facility van outings
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Speech therapy
Hairdressing
SKY TV packages
Scooter bay
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Sheltered courtyards
Landscaped gardens
Nurse call systems
WiFi throughout
En-suites
Hairdressing salon
Scooter bay
Facility van for outings
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

If your health changes, you won't have to leave the place you know. Annie Brydon Lifecare & Village offers these levels of care on site:

IndependentServicedRest homeHospital
✓ Registered nurse (24/7) · Trained carers · Physiotherapy · Podiatry · Speech therapy
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Annie Brydon is set amongst beautifully landscaped gardens in Hawera, South Taranaki, just a short distance from the town centre. Residents enjoy easy access to local essentials including a pharmacy and library, while remaining part of the close-knit Hawera community. The village is light, bright and welcoming, with well-appointed rooms overlooking sheltered courtyards or gardens.

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Now the practical part

The money — what comes back to your family

You've seen why you'd love it. This is the part most families only discover at the exit statement — so we put it in plain sight. Every figure is from the village's own filed Disclosure Statement.

Capital Back score
46
Around average · #249 of 520
Better than 52% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
30%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
~99 days
median, from 11 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 46 is built

Nothing hidden — every component

The Capital Back score is a transparent weighting of five filed terms — you can see exactly where this village wins and loses.

Move-in fee you don't get back Deferred Management Fee — weighted 30%
30% deferred fee — lower is better.
25
Share of capital growth Capital gain to resident — weighted 15%
0% — the operator keeps any resale uplift.
0
Speed your capital returns Median resale time — weighted 30%
99 days across recent resales.
94
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Fees continue until the unit resells.
0
Interest if repayment is slow Interest on delayed capital — weighted 10%
Interest is payable if capital is returned late.
100
The filed terms, in plain English

What the Disclosure Statement actually says

Every operator uses different words for the same thing — we normalise them so you can compare like with like.

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Deferred Management Fee

30%

Accrues over your first 3 years, charged on the entry price.

Market: median 30%; only 16% of villages charge under 25%.

Capital gain

0% to the resident

Any increase in the licence value at resale is kept entirely by the operator.

Market: just 8% of NZ villages share any capital gain.

How fast your capital comes back

~99 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 92 days.)

Market: median 154 days; 21 villages still average over a year.
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Fees & interest on exit

Watch this

Weekly fees continue until the unit resells, and interest is payable if your capital is returned late.

Market: 220 of 520 villages keep charging weekly fees after you've gone.
Before you sign the ORA

The reckoning usually arrives too late

  • You're buying a licence to occupy, not the home — you can't sell, rent or borrow against it.
  • A large deferred fee is gone within a few years, whatever the unit later sells for.
  • Your family carries the risk of how long resale takes — and the operator's ability to pay.
  • None of this is hidden — it's all in the Disclosure Statement most people sign without reading.
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