Remuera Gardens
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Retirement living · Remuera, Auckland City

Remuera Gardens

Ejm 1941 Limited As Trusteee of the Ejm Trust and Erudite Trustee Limited As Trustee of the Ranfurly Trust Acting As Partners of the Remuera Gardens Partnership · heart of Remuera · independent apartments + serviced living + rest home care
Life Score
84
Exceptional
Capital Back
50
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Remuera Gardens sits in the heart of Remuera, close to Ladies Mile, local shops, and all central Auckland has to offer. The Avenue, their brand-new apartment building, offers some of the largest retirement apartments in the area—up to 163sqm—thoughtfully designed with modern finishes and abundant natural light. Residents enjoy a full range of living options from freestanding townhouses to elegant apartments, all within a secure, well-maintained eight-acre setting where lawn bowls, swimming, cinema, fitness and a vibrant social calendar are part of everyday life.

Your home

Living options

Living Options

From independent apartments to serviced living and rest home care, Remuera Gardens offers a full continuum of housing and support.

The Avenue Apartments: 1, 2 & 3-bedroom modern apartments (68–163sqm), from $849,000
Townhouses: freestanding homes (rarely available)
Serviced Apartments: for those needing additional daily living support
Care Suites: 24/7 hospital-level care (sold on ORA basis)
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Remuera Gardens is active, social and supported.

Activities & Community

Residents enjoy a full calendar of entertainment, wellness activities, and social events within the village and across greater Auckland. The 45-seat tiered cinema shows daily movies, while the heated indoor pool, spa, bowling green, and gym cater to active lifestyles. Regular outings include shopping trips, garden centre excursions, theatre visits, and day trips.

45-seat tiered cinema with daily movies
Indoor heated swimming pool & spa pool
Bowling green & lawn bowls
Gym & exercise classes
Library with fortnightly library bus visits
Hair salon
Snooker table & table tennis
Weekly happy hour & monthly socials
Monthly theatre group, quiz nights & book club
Arts & crafts, cards, games & bingo
Day trips & shopping bus
Monthly garden centre excursions
Resident dinners & organised entertainment
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Indoor heated swimming pool & spa pool
45-seat tiered cinema
Bowling green
Gym & exercise facilities
Hair salon
Library with fortnightly bus visits
Community centre
Snooker table
Table tennis
Communal lounge
Barbecue area
Lock-up storage
Dining area
Village van & shuttle service
Secure gated entry
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentServicedRest homeHospital
✓ Registered nurse available for appointments · Podiatrist available for appointments · In-home personal assistance (showering, grooming) · Housekeeping · Personal laundry service
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Remuera Gardens is set in well-established tree-lined grounds in the heart of Remuera, close to Ladies Mile and local shops. The village is handy to all central Auckland suburbs and amenities. Nearby attractions include Remuera Golf Club, Waiatarua Reserve (one of NZ's largest urban wetlands), Cornwall Park & One Tree Hill, Auckland Domain, Remuera Library, and easy access to train stations. Cafes, parks, shops, transport and medical centres are on the doorstep, with Remuera Village offering eateries and retail just around the corner.

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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
50
Around average · #187 of 520
Better than 64% 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
~346.5 days
median, from 18 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Stop
good — many villages keep charging
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How the 50 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%
346.5 days across recent resales.
57
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%
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

30%

Accrues over your first 2 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

~346.5 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 469 days.)

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

Fees & interest on exit

Resident-friendly

Weekly fees stop when you vacate, 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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