$1.25 Billion for Metlifecare’s sustainable re-financing
Metlifecare announced on Monday 13 December 2021 that it has completed a re-financing of the company’s bank loan facilities into a Sustainability-Linked Loan tied to ambitious social and environmental goals.
Historic agreement between retirement village industry and residents association
The Retirement Villages Association (RVA) and the Retirement Villages Residents Association of New Zealand (RVRANZ) have signed a historic agreement committing to closer collaboration and co-operation.
Waimea Plains Village's e-bike fleet
A couple of years back, Arvida villages took on trishaws that allowed less mobile residents to get out on a bike powered by a more able person (often the village manager). Arvida's Waimea Plans village, near Nelson, has taken this concept several stages further, and the active residents there have started a cycle group complete with a custom-built bike trailer.
Can I take my pet with me to a retirement village?
The decision to move into a retirement village is an important one, and if owning animals is a big part of your life that should certainly be taken into consideration. Recognising the many benefits that pets offer to residents' health and wellness, in recent years, retirement communities have become more flexible on their pet policies.
Brian launches a book about living in a village
Retirement Village - Residents’ Verdict is a very positive story about Brian’s decision to move to a village and the many steps on the way to settling in.
Auckland retirees “Can’t Stop the Feeling”
A group of Auckland retirement village residents have put together a Justin Timberlake tribute video to celebrate positive ageing and help beat the COVID lockdown blues.
Let’s not confuse retirement village living with homeownership
While property remains a popular investment choice, Executive Director of the RVA, John Collyns, observes that retirement village living is also riding a wave of popularity with 100 people moving into a village across the country every week.
In most cases, residents are choosing to sell their homes, release the equity and forgo homeownership in favour of a different model.
Generus Living short story competition
As a way to reduce the boredom of lockdown the Retirement Villages Association has been running a short story competition, sponsored by the Generus Living group. Prizes are bottles of Central Otago vineyard Nevis Bluff Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. The judge is Joan McKenzie, well-known to many New Zealanders as the guru behind Whitcoulls’