Perched off Potae Avenue in Lytton West, Kiri Te Kanawa enjoys sweeping rural outlooks and views toward Young Nick's Head. It's a place where you can holiday knowing your home is safe—lawns mowed, windows washed, mail collected—and return to a vibrant community. Whether you choose a townhouse, apartment, or serviced living, life here balances independence with connection: catch a movie in the cinema, swim in the heated pool, or join organised outings and dinners. If care needs change, the on-site care centre with 97 rooms means you can age in place within the same community.
Townhouses and apartments designed for the 70-plus person, light and spacious with thoughtful layouts. Serviced apartments add chef-prepared meals and housekeeping. All residents enjoy security, lawns maintained, and access to village amenities.
Community is central to life at Kiri Te Kanawa.
From organised entertainment and shopping trips to quiet pursuits, there's always something to do. The village offers a cinema, library, gym, heated indoor pool, spa, bowling green, and workshop. Dining is social—chef-prepared meals, bar happy hours, and resident dinners. Arts, crafts, cards, quizzes, bingo, concerts, and interest groups keep life rich.
If your health changes, you won't have to leave the place you know. Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village offers these levels of care on site:
Located off Potae Avenue in Lytton West, Gisborne, Kiri Te Kanawa enjoys both a beautiful rural outlook and views toward Young Nick's Head. The village sits in the heart of Gisborne's wine country—the third-largest wine-producing region in New Zealand. Nearby, Ballance Street Village offers bookshops, antiques, bakery and butchery. The National Arboretum at Eastwoodhill (Ngatapa) is a short drive away, with 131 hectares of exotic and native plants and walking tracks for all abilities.
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Accrues over your first 2.5 years, charged on the entry price.
Any increase in the licence value at resale is kept entirely by the operator.
Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident.
Weekly fees stop when you vacate.
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