Rawhiti Estate
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Retirement living · Remuera, Auckland City

Rawhiti Estate

Rawhiti Estate Limited Partnership · Remuera, Auckland · independent apartments + full continuum of care from assisted living to hospital-level
Life Score
98
Exceptional
Capital Back
42
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Rawhiti Estate sits in the leafy suburb of Remuera, just minutes from village shops and the city. This boutique retirement village offers 31 elegant independent apartments alongside 68 premium care suites, creating a warm community where residents enjoy freedom and choice. From cinema nights and garden plots to fine dining and curated art, life here balances independence with the security of on-site care—all designed around the little things that make life special.

Your home

Living options

Living Options

Choose from elegant independent apartments or move seamlessly into assisted living and care as needs change.

31 independent apartments (2–3 bedroom)
Serviced apartments for assisted living
Studio and one-bedroom care suites
Memory loss suites with secure dementia care
Hospital-level care available on-site
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Rawhiti Estate is built around your interests and rhythms.

Recreation & Community

Residents enjoy a vibrant calendar of activities, fine dining, and access to curated art and beautiful shared spaces. The village emphasises connection—whether through organised entertainment, social outings, or quiet moments in the library or garden.

Cinema room and movie nights
Exercise classes and gym
Arts & crafts, cards, board games, bingo, quizzes
Resident dinners and organised entertainment
Social outings and village van
Library, lounge, and card room
Spa pool and heated swimming pool
Vegetable garden plots
Barbecue facilities
Private dining room for functions
Curated art throughout public spaces
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Community centre
Library and lounge
Cinema room
Gym
Spa pool
Heated swimming pool
Dining room and restaurant/café
Private dining room
Hairdresser
Beauty salon
Workshop/men's shed
Barbecue area
Vegetable garden
Enclosed garden atrium
Lock-up storage
Health clinic
Emergency call system
24-hour on-site staff
Security cameras and patrols
Locked front gates at night
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentServicedRest homeHospitalSecure dementia
✓ Registered nurse · Doctor available for appointments · Physiotherapist · Podiatrist · In-home personal assistance (showering, grooming)
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Rawhiti Estate is situated at 14 Rangitoto Avenue in Remuera, a premium urban location in the heart of Auckland. The village is a stone's throw from Remuera village shops and cafés, with easy access to parks, libraries, bowls clubs, and public transport. It is approximately 15 minutes' drive to Auckland CBD and close to leading healthcare services including Auckland Hospital, making it an ideal base for those who value both community connection and convenient access to the city.

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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
42
Below average · #312 of 520
Better than 40% 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
~193.5 days
median, from 16 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 42 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%
193.5 days across recent resales.
80
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.

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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

~193.5 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 166 days.)

Market: median 154 days; 21 villages still average over a year.
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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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