Greenwood Park
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Retirement living · Hairini, Tauranga

Greenwood Park

Metlifecare Retirement Villages Limited · 10 Welcome Bay Road, Hairini, Tauranga · 42 acres of award-worthy gardens · independent living
Life Score
70
Strong
Capital Back
42
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Set across 42 acres of award-worthy gardens and landscaped grounds, Greenwood Park feels more like a country club than a retirement village. The spacious, well-established community offers both the peace and tranquility of a country estate and the convenience of the city on your doorstep. Residents enjoy a huge array of facilities and an active social calendar, while the generous space and freedom make it equally perfect for quiet reflection and solitary pursuits. The village welcomes dogs, and a newly renovated café serves the community and public daily.

Your home

Living options

Independent Living

A range of thoughtfully designed homes from cosy apartments to spacious villas, each with its own character and views.

1-bedroom apartments from $570,000
2-bedroom apartments from $780,000
3-bedroom apartments from $830,000
2-bedroom villas from $870,000
3-bedroom villas from $940,000
Select 4-bedroom villas available
Majority of villas are 2–3 bedrooms with distinct character
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

An active, vibrant community with something for everyone.

Facilities & Activities

From wellness and recreation to arts, culture, and dining, Greenwood Park offers a full calendar of social events and on-site amenities. The village café is open daily to residents and the public, and the Quail Trail—a 20-minute nature walk—has become an immersive learning experience led by passionate residents.

Community Centre & Library
Indoor swimming pool & spa pool
Gym & exercise classes
Bowling green, lawn bowls & petanque
Billiards, table tennis & putting green
Garden plots for residents
Dining room, restaurant, bar & café
Cinema room
Chapel
Hairdresser (by appointment)
Arts and crafts, quizzes & movie nights
Cards, board games & bingo
Organised entertainment & social outings
Resident dinners & bar happy hours
Quail Trail nature walk
Dog-friendly village
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Community Centre
Library
Indoor swimming pool
Spa pool
Gym
Bowling green
Lawn bowls
Petanque court
Billiards/pool table
Table tennis
Putting green
Garden plots
Dining room
Restaurant
Bar
Café
Cinema room
Chapel
Hairdresser
Lock-up storage
Barbecue area
Communal lounge
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Independent
✓ Health clinic · Registered nurse (by appointment) · Podiatrist (by appointment) · Emergency call system in units · Companion care
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Greenwood Park sits on 42 acres of award-worthy gardens and landscaped grounds in Hairini, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty. The village is conveniently located near Welcome Bay shops, a garden centre, and a wide range of medical centres, offering the peace and tranquility of a country estate with city convenience on your doorstep. The spacious grounds provide privacy and room to move, while the established community and vibrant social calendar keep residents engaged and connected.

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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
42
Below average · #307 of 520
Better than 41% 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
~290 days
median, from 15 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 42 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%
290 days across recent resales.
66
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 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

~290 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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