Matamata Country Club
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Retirement living · Matamata, Matamata Piako

Matamata Country Club

Matamata Country Club Limited · heart of Matamata · independent villas + assisted living + rest home care
Life Score
73
Strong
Capital Back
32
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Matamata Country Club brings Sanderson Group's signature luxury to the heart of Matamata, a prime location for active retirees. Set across 21 hectares of landscaped grounds with a 5-hectare nature reserve, the village seamlessly blends natural beauty with bespoke design. Residents enjoy the freedom to personalise their homes while the village team handles gardens, lawns, and maintenance—leaving you time for family, friends, and the adventures you've always dreamed of.

Your home

Living options

Villas & Townhouses

Beautifully crafted homes with premium fixtures, cathedral ceilings, designer kitchens, and fully tiled bathrooms. Choose from two- or three-bedroom layouts (149–270m²) with open-plan living, garages, covered outdoor areas, and landscaped gardens. Customise every detail from set plans to create your perfect home.

2–3 bedroom villas
149–270m² floor plans
Cathedral ceilings
Designer kitchens
Ducted climate control
Garages & covered outdoor areas
Landscaped gardens
Extra-wide doorways
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Easy living, every day

Facilities & Activities

Enjoy over 3km of scenic walking tracks through the nature reserve, direct links to the Hauraki cycle network, and a full calendar of social activities. The village features a health spa, heated indoor pool, gym, cinema, and multiple lounges—plus a café and bar for casual gatherings and organised entertainment.

3km+ scenic walking tracks
Health spa & heated indoor pool
Gym & exercise classes
Cinema & movie nights
Croquet & lawn bowls
Billiards room & table tennis
Library & arts and crafts
Piano lounge
Café & bar with happy hours
Resident dinners & organised entertainment
Quizzes, bingo, cards & board games
Social outings
Putting green & bowling green
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Health spa
Indoor heated swimming pool
Gym
Cinema
Croquet lawn
Library
Billiards room
Café & bar
Piano lounge
Communal lounge
Putting green
Bowling green
Barbecue area
Village van
Nature reserve with walking tracks
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentAssisted livingRest home
✓ Wellness centre
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Matamata Country Club is located in the heart of Matamata, a prime spot for an active retirement. The village is set across 21 hectares of beautifully landscaped grounds, featuring a 5-hectare nature reserve with thriving birdlife and over 3 kilometres of scenic walking tracks. Residents enjoy direct links to the Hauraki cycle network, making it ideal for those seeking an active lifestyle surrounded by natural beauty.

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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
32
Capital-unfriendly · #431 of 520
Better than 17% 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
not enough resales disclosed
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 32 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
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 5 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.

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.
Have someone independent read it first

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