Ashbury Heights Lifestyle Village
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Retirement living · Maunu, Whangarei

Ashbury Heights Lifestyle Village

Ashbury Heights Limited · Maunu, Whangārei · independent houses + serviced living + rest home & hospital care
Capital Back
41
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Nestled in the quiet suburb of Maunu behind Pompallier College, Ashbury Heights sits on a plateau with expansive views and is surrounded by residential estates. Owned by the award-winning Qestral Corporation, the village brings together independent living, assisted care, and state-of-the-art rest home and hospital facilities under one roof. Residents enjoy warm, comfortable homes and the peace of mind that comes from having comprehensive care options available as needs change.

Your home

Living options

Independent & Serviced Living

Attractive stand-alone houses in a variety of designs, with flexible layouts to suit different lifestyles.

Two or three bedroom independent houses
Single or double garages
Private outdoor living areas
Serviced house options available
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Ashbury Heights centres on connection and wellbeing.

Activities & Community

An enthusiastic activities team creates extensive programmes and events throughout the year. Residents gather for social occasions, and the village features its iconic 'Georgie' barista coffee cart where residents enjoy freshly made coffee and conversation.

Scheduled activities and events programme
Barista coffee cart
Social gatherings and community events
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

State-of-the-art rest home centre
Hospital-level care suites
Specialised dementia care centre (single-level)
Spacious care suites (25m² and 30m²) with private decks
24-hour on-site staff
Coffee cart
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

If your health changes, you won't have to leave the place you know. Ashbury Heights Lifestyle Village offers these levels of care on site:

IndependentServicedRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Ashbury Heights is situated in the peaceful suburb of Maunu, Whangārei, on a plateau behind Pompallier College with wonderful views and adjacent to expansive residential estates. The village is conveniently located 3.4 km from Whangārei Hospital and 5.5 km from the city centre, offering a quiet setting while remaining close to essential services and amenities.

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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
41
Below average · #317 of 520
Better than 39% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
15%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
not enough resales disclosed
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
Before you sign, get independent eyes on the contract.An ORA-review lawyer or independent financial adviser — never paid by any operator — checks what it really means for your family.
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How the 41 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%
15% deferred fee — lower is better.
63
Share of capital growth Capital gain to resident — weighted 15%
0% — the operator keeps any resale uplift.
0
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.

%

Deferred Management Fee

15%

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.
!

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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