Edmund Hillary Retirement Village
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Retirement living · Remuera, Auckland City

Edmund Hillary Retirement Village

Edmund Hillary Retirement Village Limite · Remuera, Auckland · 10 hectares of park-like grounds · independent living, assisted living & full care
Life Score
97
Exceptional
Capital Back
47
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Edmund Hillary Retirement Village sits on 10 hectares of landscaped, park-like grounds in Auckland's Remuera, close to local shops and amenities. Named after New Zealand's legendary mountaineer, the village embodies a philosophy of living life to the fullest—whether you're enjoying independent living in a townhouse or apartment, or receiving specialist care when you need it. Here, you can take off on holiday knowing your home is secure, then return to a vibrant community where you might catch a movie with friends, swim in the heated pool, or play bowls on the green. It's a place where independence and community support blend seamlessly.

Your home

Living options

Independent & Assisted Living

Choose from light, spacious townhouses designed with the 70-plus person in mind, or apartments ranging from one to two bedrooms. Assisted living in serviced apartments adds housekeeping and chef-prepared meals to the independence you value.

Townhouses (2 bed, 1.5 bath, ~98 m²)
Apartments (1–2 bed, 1–1.5 bath, 63–91 m²)
Serviced Apartments (1 bed, 1 bath, 39–51 m²)
All units with secure lockable doors & windows
Emergency call system in units
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Community is central to life here. The village offers a resort-style feel with premium amenities and a vibrant calendar of activities.

Activities, Dining & Social Life

Start your day with a coffee at the café, stay active with exercise classes or lawn bowls, and unwind in the heated swimming pool or spa. The village hosts movie nights, organised entertainment, line dancing, tai chi, and a village choir. Dine in the restaurant, enjoy bar happy hours, or relax in communal lounges. There's a library, computer room, workshop, hairdresser, beauty salon, and shop on site.

Café & restaurant with chef-prepared meals
Indoor heated swimming pool & spa pool
Bowling green, croquet lawn & putting green
Gym, exercise classes & tai chi
Library, computer room & workshop/men's shed
Hairdresser & beauty salon
Movie nights, bingo, quizzes & organised entertainment
Village choir, line dancing & card games
Bar with happy hours
Chapel & community centre
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Community Centre
Library
Computer Room
Workshop / Men's Shed
Hairdresser
Beauty Salon
Village Shop
Chapel
Gym
Billiards / Pool Table
Petanque
Dining Room
Bar
Piano
Spa Pool
Restaurant / Café
Indoor Swimming Pool
Bowling Green
Table Tennis
Lock-up Storage
Scooter Bay
Communal Lounge
Barbecue Area
Putting Green
Arts & Crafts
Village Van
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentServicedRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
✓ Doctor available for appointments · Emergency call system · In-home personal assistance (showering, grooming) · Meal deliveries · Housekeeping
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Edmund Hillary Village is located in Remuera, Auckland, close to local shops and amenities. The village sits on 10 hectares of beautifully landscaped, flat, park-like grounds that create a peaceful, resort-style setting. Nearby attractions include Waiatarua Reserve—the largest urban wetland restoration project, perfect for evening strolls and bird watching—Stoneridge on Lunn shopping precinct with a broad range of eateries and shops, and Remuera Golf Club, one of Auckland's premier golf courses. The setting offers the perfect balance of tranquillity and convenient access to the wider community.

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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
47
Around average · #227 of 520
Better than 56% 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
~180 days
median, from 49 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 47 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%
180 days across recent resales.
82
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%
No interest on delayed repayment.
0
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 2.5 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

~180 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident.

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

Fees & interest on exit

Resident-friendly

Weekly fees stop when you vacate.

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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