Resthaven Village
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Retirement living · Gore, Gore

Resthaven Village

Presbyterian Support Southland Retirement Villages Limited · Gore's heart · independent cottages + rest home & hospital care
Life Score
61
Good
Capital Back
11
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
The village

Life here

Resthaven Village sits at the heart of Gore, just a stone's throw from the main shopping centre, with lovely views across the surrounding Eastern Southland hills. The large, spacious grounds create a relaxed and welcoming environment with a familiar semi-rural feel. Residents enjoy 21 self-contained cottages, and those whose needs change can transition into onsite rest home or hospital care. Life here blends independence with community—outings, activities, meals, and genuine connection.

Your home

Living options

Independent Living

Self-contained, mobility-friendly cottages purchased under occupation right agreement, each fitted with emergency call buttons.

21 self-contained cottages
Mobility-friendly design
Emergency call buttons
Comfortable, secure homes
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Cottage residents are encouraged to explore hobbies and join in community life.

Activities & Community

A vibrant schedule of outings, crafts, arts, concerts, and gentle exercise classes keeps residents engaged. The onsite library service, chapel services, and van for shopping trips and outings ensure residents stay connected and active.

Van for outings and shopping trips
Chapel services
Crafts and arts
Concerts
Gentle exercise classes
Library service
Dining available at rest home (extra cost)
Activity participation for cottage residents
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Van for outings and shopping
Chapel
Library service
Dining room
Whānau room
Courtyard
Spacious grounds
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

IndependentRest homeHospital
✓ Rest home care · Hospital-level care · Respite care (subject to availability)
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Resthaven Village is an integral part of the Eastern Southland community, located in the very heart of Gore. The large site with spacious grounds faces the Eastern Southland hills, providing residents with a relaxed, welcoming and friendly environment with a familiar semi-rural feel. It is conveniently positioned just a stone's throw from Gore's main shopping centre.

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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
11
Capital-unfriendly · #512 of 520
Better than 2% 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
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 11 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%
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.

%

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.
!

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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