Fairway Gardens
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Retirement living · Golflands, Manukau City

Fairway Gardens

Metlifecare Retirement Villages Limited · beside Pakuranga Golf Course · independent apartments + aged care
Life Score
73
Strong
Capital Back
49
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Fairway Gardens is a stunning new retirement destination in East Auckland, set alongside the open green spaces of the exclusive Pakuranga Golf Course. Premium from the outside in, each contemporary building contains a mix of apartment sizes and layouts, surrounded by lush gardens and designed for superior liveability. The warm heart of the village is The Clubhouse, where residents gather to swim, dine, create, and connect—all while enjoying the tranquility of their own private green sanctuary.

Your home

Living options

Independent Living Apartments

Thoughtfully designed apartments in a range of sizes, each built to impeccable standards with contemporary finishes and garden views.

Two-bedroom apartments from $870,000
Three-bedroom apartments from $1,447,000
1.5 bathrooms per unit
Mix of layouts and aspects
Lush garden surroundings
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Fairway Gardens centres on The Clubhouse—a warm, welcoming heart where residents enjoy a rich calendar of activities and social connection.

Community & Wellness

From indoor heated swimming and spa pools to creative pursuits, dining, and organised entertainment, there's always something to do. The village offers a holiday vibe year-round, with access to the adjacent golf course and plenty of spaces to relax, dine, and connect with neighbours.

Indoor heated swimming pool & spa pool
Café, bar & restaurant
Library & media room
Gym & wellness centre
Hair & beauty salon
Creative hub & arts & crafts
Billiards lounge & fireplace nook
Exercise classes & organised entertainment
Social outings & cards/board games
Barbecue & outdoor dining areas
Access to Pakuranga Golf Course
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Indoor heated swimming pool
Spa pool
Gym
Wellness centre
Café & bar
Restaurant
Library
Media room
Hair & beauty salon
Creative hub
Billiards lounge
Fireplace nook
Therapeutic treatment rooms
Barbecue area
Outdoor lounge & dining areas
Outdoor fireplace
Village van
24-hour on-site staff
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentAged care
✓ Physiotherapy · Podiatry · Therapy services · Emergency call system · 24-hour staff on-site
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Fairway Gardens is located at 197 Botany Road in Golflands, East Auckland, poised at the edge of the exclusive Pakuranga Golf Course where Botany and Cascades Roads meet. The village sits in a premium neighbourhood surrounded by manicured grounds and lush gardens, offering residents easy reach of local amenities while maintaining a peaceful, resort-like setting. The contemporary architecture and thoughtful landscaping create a tranquil green sanctuary in the heart of East Auckland.

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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
49
Around average · #206 of 520
Better than 60% 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
~147.5 days
median, from 4 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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 49 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%
147.5 days across recent resales.
87
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.

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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

~147.5 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 144 days.)

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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