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The Palms Lifestyle Village
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Retirement living · Pukekohe, Franklin

The Palms Lifestyle Village

The Palms Lifestyle Village Limited · Whangarei · independent apartments and villas in a safe, friendly community
Capital Back
38
the money ↓
See what life here is like — then weigh what it means for your family further down.
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The village

Life here

The Palms Lifestyle Village sits in the heart of Whangarei, a safe retirement community designed for like-minded individuals seeking their next chapter. Residents enjoy easy-maintenance apartments and spacious villas, with town just 10 minutes away and 100 pristine beaches within an hour's drive. Life here balances complete independence with genuine friendship—many residents wish they'd joined sooner, discovering new hobbies, making lasting friends, and enjoying an action-packed activities schedule without ever needing to cook.

Your home

Living options

Independent Living

Choose between low-maintenance apartments perfect for those wanting to travel and relax, or larger villas offering extra space and complete independence within our community.

✓ Apartments with communal gardens
✓ Standalone villas
✓ Easy maintenance
✓ Community-focused design
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Activities just outside your doorstep

Social Life & Dining

An action-packed activities schedule means your biggest decision is which activity to do next. From art classes to bowls, cinema nights to inspiring menus, The Palms offers endless ways to rediscover old passions and discover new ones.

✓ Cinema
✓ Art classes
✓ Bowls
✓ On-site and nearby activities
✓ Dining with ever-inspiring menus
✓ Social events and community gatherings
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

Cinema
Communal gardens
Dining facilities
Activity spaces
Community lounge areas
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Independent
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

The Palms Lifestyle Village is nestled in the heart of Whangarei, a vibrant regional centre. With town just a 10-minute drive away and 100 pristine beaches within an hour, residents enjoy the perfect balance of accessibility and natural beauty. The safe, community-focused environment is ideal for those seeking independence without isolation, surrounded by like-minded retirees and supported by friendly, caring staff.

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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
38
Below average · #365 of 520
Better than 30% 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
~16 days
median, from 1 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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 38 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%
16 days across recent resales.
100
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.

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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%.
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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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How fast your capital comes back

~16 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 16 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.

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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We'll connect you with a retirement-village review lawyer or independent financial adviser — no operator pays to be here.

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