Radius Peppertree
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Retirement living · Karori, Wellington

Radius Peppertree

Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North · rest home, hospital & respite care nestled among native trees
Life Score
76
Strong
Capital Back
28
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Tucked amidst mature native and exotic trees just minutes from Palmerston North's centre, Radius Peppertree is a rest home and hospital care facility where the motto is 'We work in your home.' Residents enjoy seven-day activity rosters, two tranquil outdoor courtyards with colourful gardens and an aviary, and a thriving garden club complete with beehives and a kitten fostering programme. Inside, well-sized bedrooms and light, airy common areas decorated with artwork create a space where residents can continue their passions while discovering new ones.

Your home

Living options

Care Rooms

Well-sized bedrooms with space for personal furnishings, call bells for safety and security, and access to shared common areas.

Private bedrooms with call bells
Space for personal furnishings
Access to light, airy common areas
Two outdoor courtyards
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Peppertree is active, social and enriching.

Activities & Community

A seven-day activity roster offers regular outings and entertainment, in-house activities, and opportunities to pursue passions. The garden club is particularly active, and residents enjoy pet therapy with regular canine visitors and a kitten fostering partnership with the local SPCA. Two outdoor courtyards provide tranquil spaces to relax, and an aviary adds to the peaceful setting.

Seven-day activity roster
Regular outings & entertainment
In-house activities programme
Active garden club with beehives
Pet therapy (canine visitors & kitten fostering)
Two outdoor courtyards with gardens & aviary
Hairdresser
WiFi
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Common lounge areas
Dining room
Two outdoor courtyards
Garden with beehives
Aviary
Hairdresser
WiFi
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Rest homeHospitalRespite carePalliative careYoung person disabled
✓ 24-hour registered nurse cover · GP service · Experienced care teams · Preventive care · Podiatrist
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Radius Peppertree is located in Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, just minutes from the city centre. The facility is tucked amidst mature native and exotic trees, creating a peaceful, natural setting. Two tranquil outdoor courtyards with colourful gardens and an aviary provide residents with beautiful spaces to enjoy, while the active garden club—complete with beehives as part of a Save the Bees campaign—brings the community together around shared interests.

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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
28
Capital-unfriendly · #452 of 520
Better than 13% of NZ villages — yet the market median is just 46. The sector is tough.
Deferred fee
27.5%
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 28 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%
27.5% deferred fee — lower is better.
31
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%
Interest is payable if capital is returned late.
100
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

27.5%

Accrues over your first 4 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.
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Fees & interest on exit

Watch this

Weekly fees continue until the unit resells, and interest is payable if your capital is returned late.

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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