Highlands Village
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Retirement living · Highland Park, Manukau City

Highlands Village

Metlifecare Retirement Villages Limited · Highland Park, Auckland · 12 acres of gardens · independent living, serviced apartments + aged care
Life Score
92
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

Set across 12 acres of flourishing roses and beautifully manicured gardens, Highlands is a peaceful, established community with over 30 years of history in Highland Park. Residents enjoy a tight-knit, active neighbourhood where a lively social programme and friendly neighbours make daily life vibrant. Whether you're tucked away privately or close to the action, you'll find your home among established trees and garden-rich surrounds, just minutes from shops, golf, and cafes.

Your home

Living options

Homes to suit your lifestyle

Choose from independent units with varied outlooks, spacious villas with north-facing views, or serviced apartments offering supported living.

Independent units (1–2 bed, from $795,000)
Villas with gardens (from $942,000)
Serviced apartments (studio & 1-bed, from $260,000)
Range of outlooks: garden views, north-facing, private or community-facing
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

A lively social programme and extensive facilities keep residents engaged and connected.

Life at Highlands

From indoor heated swimming and spa pools to lawn bowls, cinema nights, and organised entertainment, there's always something on. Enjoy meals in the communal dining room, relax in lounges, pursue hobbies in craft rooms or the men's shed, and stay active with exercise classes and social outings.

Indoor heated swimming pool & spa pool
Lawn bowls & bowling green
Cinema room, library & chapel
Hairdressing salon
Gym & exercise classes
Arts, crafts & hobby rooms, men's shed
Billiards, table tennis, petanque, cards & board games
Communal dining, bar happy hours & resident dinners
Garden plots & BBQ areas
Organised entertainment & social outings
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Community Centre
Indoor heated swimming pool
Spa pool
Gym
Lawn bowls & bowling green
Cinema room
Library
Chapel
Hairdressing salon
Dining room
Communal lounges
Craft & hobby rooms
Men's shed
Billiards & table tennis
Petanque court
Garden plots
BBQ area
Lock-up storage
Village van
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentServicedRest homeHospital
✓ Registered nurse · Doctor available for appointments · Podiatrist · Wellness checks · Housekeeping
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Highlands Village sits on 12 acres in Highland Park, Auckland, surrounded by established trees, flourishing gardens, and manicured grounds. The village enjoys a special place in the local community with over 30 years of history. It is ideally positioned just minutes away from Botany's shops, golf club, cafes, and urban amenities, offering residents the best of both worlds—a peaceful, garden-rich retreat with easy access to local action and services.

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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 · #233 of 520
Better than 55% 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
~182 days
median, from 26 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 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%
182 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 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

~182 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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