Cedar Manor Retirement Village
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Retirement living · Avenues, Tauranga

Cedar Manor Retirement Village

BUPA Retirement Villages Limited · Tauranga · independent villas and apartments with rest home, hospital and dementia care next door
Life Score
88
Exceptional
Capital Back
56
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Cedar Manor sits in the heart of Tauranga's Avenues neighbourhood, distinguished by its characteristic Tudor architecture and welcoming atmosphere. Residents enjoy spacious, light-filled homes—studios, one and two-bedroom apartments, and villas—all connected to a 24-hour emergency call system. Whether you're independent or need support, you can choose paid services like meal delivery and housekeeping, and rest assured that rest home, hospital and secure dementia care are available next door should your needs change.

Your home

Living options

Independent Living

Warm, light homes designed for spacious independent living, with the flexibility to add services as needed.

Studio apartments from $260,000
One-bedroom apartments from $495,000
Two-bedroom villas from $595,000–$665,000
24-hour emergency call system in all units
Paid services: meal delivery, housekeeping, laundry, cleaning
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Cedar Manor is as active or relaxed as you choose.

Activities & Community

There's always something happening—from quiet pursuits like jigsaws and cards to social outings, shopping trips and bowling competitions. Residents can dine together in the communal dining room, relax in shared lounges, enjoy the bar, or use the BBQ area. A hairdresser is available for appointments, and the village van takes residents on outings around the district.

Activities programme
Cards & board games
Bowling competitions
Social outings & shopping trips
Communal dining room & bar
BBQ area
Library
Hairdresser (by appointment)
Village van for outings
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Communal lounge
Dining room
Bar
Library
BBQ area
Hairdresser
Lock-up storage
Health clinic
Emergency call system
Village van
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
✓ Meal delivery · Housekeeping · Personal laundry service · Security patrols · 24-hour emergency call system
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Cedar Manor is located in sunny Tauranga, in the Avenues neighbourhood. It's within easy reach of local amenities including golf courses, beaches and shopping, and is within walking distance of Memorial Park. A short stroll takes you to local shops and cafes, making it ideal for family visits and independent outings.

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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
56
Above average · #94 of 520
Better than 82% 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
~200 days
median, from 3 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 56 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%
200 days across recent resales.
79
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Charges end on vacancy.
100
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

30%

Accrues over your first 2 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

~200 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 243 days.)

Market: median 154 days; 21 villages still average over a year.

Fees & interest on exit

Resident-friendly

Weekly fees stop when you vacate, 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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