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Maryann Retirement Village
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Retirement living · Stratford, Stratford

Maryann Retirement Village

Tet Holdings Limited · Stratford, Taranaki · independent living chalets with 24/7 emergency support
Capital Back
17
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
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The village

Life here

Nestled in Stratford, Taranaki, Maryann Retirement Village is a registered retirement community designed with your safety and security at its heart. Residents enjoy private, independent living in charming one-bedroom units while remaining part of an engaging, supportive community. With 24/7 emergency call systems, monitored alarms, and regular security patrols, you can embrace a harmonious lifestyle knowing help is always within reach.

Your home

Living options

Independent Living

Comfortable, self-contained units designed for active retirees seeking independence with security.

✓ One-bedroom, one-bathroom chalets
✓ 60m² floor area
✓ Heat pump heating
✓ Laundry tub
✓ Heated towel rail
✓ Carport available
✓ Fixed floor coverings and window treatments included
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Maryann centres on safety, community, and your independence.

Community & Support

Residents benefit from a secure, engaged community environment with professional support services and regular security presence.

✓ 24/7 emergency call system (St Johns monitored)
✓ Monitored alarm detector in each unit
✓ Central Taranaki Community Trust security patrols
✓ Engaging community atmosphere
✓ Rates, house insurance, and lawn maintenance included in fees
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

24/7 emergency call system
Monitored security alarms
Security patrols
Heat pump heating
Communal village setting
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Independent
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Maryann Retirement Village is located at 59 Brecon Road in Stratford, Taranaki, a charming provincial town. The village sits within easy reach of local amenities including Stratford Primary School, Broadway shops, and public transport connections. The setting offers a peaceful, safe environment ideal for retirees seeking an active, independent lifestyle with community support.

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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
17
Capital-unfriendly · #493 of 520
Better than 5% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
24%
charged on your entry price
Your share of capital gain
0%
operator keeps 100% of any uplift
Time to get capital back
—
not enough resales disclosed
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 17 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%
24% deferred fee — lower is better.
40
Share of capital growth Capital gain to resident — weighted 15%
0% — the operator keeps any resale uplift.
0
Fees stop when you leave Weekly fees on exit — weighted 15%
Fees continue until the unit resells.
0
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

24%

Accrues over your first 3 years, charged on the entry price.

Market: median 30%; only 16% of villages charge under 25%.
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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.
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Fees & interest on exit

Watch this

Weekly fees continue until the unit resells.

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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