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Waihi LifeCare Village
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Retirement living · Waihi, Hauraki

Waihi LifeCare Village

Waihi Lifecare Village Limited · beside Waihi Hospital · independent cottages + rest home & hospital care
Life Score
42
Basic
Capital Back
36
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

Waihi LifeCare Village sits in peaceful grounds beside Waihi Hospital, the gateway to the Coromandel. Twenty-five cottage-style homes offer independent living for those seeking a warm, supportive community. When care needs change, hospital and rest home services are right here—meaning residents can age in place with dignity, surrounded by experienced staff who treat everyone with compassion and kindness.

Your home

Living options

Independent Living Cottages

Architecturally designed cottage-style homes set in attractive landscaped grounds, with broadband available throughout.

✓ One and two bedroom cottages
✓ Optional conservatory
✓ Landscaped grounds
✓ Broadband internet
Living options
A day in the life

What living here is actually like

Life at Waihi LifeCare Village connects you to both community and care.

Community & Lifestyle

Residents enjoy easy access to local clubs and organisations. The village van makes regular trips into town and to the beach. On-site hairdresser services are available, and the peaceful setting encourages relaxation and social connection.

✓ Village van trips to town and beach
✓ On-site hairdresser
✓ Access to local clubs and organisations
✓ Home-cooked food
✓ Spacious relaxation areas
Always something on
On your doorstep

Facilities & services

On-site hairdresser
Village van for outings
Landscaped grounds
Broadband internet
Relaxation areas
Home-cooked meals
Peace of mind

Care for life, on site

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

Independent→Rest home→Hospital
✓ 24-hour nursing care · Physiotherapy · Podiatry · Diversional therapy · Mobility assistance
Care and community
Where it is

Setting & neighbourhood

Waihi LifeCare Village is situated in tranquil surroundings beside Waihi Hospital, close to central Waihi—a friendly Hauraki town offering both beach and rural living. The location serves as the gateway to the Coromandel, providing residents with access to natural beauty and community amenities while maintaining a peaceful, supportive environment.

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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
36
Below average · #386 of 520
Better than 26% 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
~98 days
median, from 3 recent resales
Fees after you leave
Continue
charged until the unit resells
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How the 36 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%
98 days across recent resales.
94
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 4 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

~98 days median

Your capital is repaid once the unit is re-licensed to a new resident. (Operator-stated average: 106 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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