Aspiring Village
WānakaIndependentRegistered on the Retirement Villages Register
In short
- Entry prices from $1,725,000 (2 units for sale now).
- The village keeps 30% of what you paid when you leave. This is its exit fee (deferred management fee).
- Weekly fee not published.
- Entry price from
- $1,725,000lowest of 2 units for sale now
- Exit fee
- 30%builds over 4 years
- Weekly fee
- Not published
- When you are repaid
- Not published
- Registered
- Yesno. 2388629
- Care on site
- None listed
What it costs
Entry price
$1,725,000 to $2,250,000
For the 2 units for sale now on Eldernet. This is not a price for every unit in the village.
Prices seen on the village's own site: Independent villas from $1,725,000 (2-bed, 143m², now sold/waitlist); Assisted Living Apartments from $549,000 (1-bed, 50m², now sold/waitlist). Exact current prices not confirmed as available since all listed units are marked SOLD. (source: aspiringvillage.co.nz)
Source: Eldernet listing (aspiring-lifestyle-retirement-vill…)
Exit fee (deferred management fee)
30% of what you paid
Source: aspiringvillage.co.nz
Full research note
For independent villas/apartments: 7.5% per year for 4 years, to a maximum of 30% of the original purchase price. For Assisted Living Apartments: capped at 30%, calculated as 10% on entry and 20% thereafter.
How it builds
Independent villas/apartments: accrues monthly over 4 years (7.5%/yr). Assisted Living Apartments: 10% charged at entry, remaining 20% accrues daily over 2 years.
Source: aspiringvillage.co.nz
Weekly fee
Not published
No dollar amount found); site states weekly fees are fixed for the duration of residency unless extra paid services are selected, covering rates, facility access, maintenance, insurance, emergency systems, landscaping and…
Source: aspiringvillage.co.nz
Full research note
Not published (no dollar amount found); site states weekly fees are fixed for the duration of residency unless extra paid services are selected, covering rates, facility access, maintenance, insurance, emergency systems, landscaping and management.
Capital gain (a rise in the unit's value)
Resident gets none. FAQ states explicitly: 'The Occupational Right Agreement does not carry any entitlement to capital gain when you move out and the dwelling is resold.'
Source: aspiringvillage.co.nz
When you are repaid
Not published
Disclosure statement (the village's summary of the deal)
Not published online. The law says the village must give you one before you sign an occupation right agreement (the contract that lets you live there), and it sets out every fee. Ask for it early.
What would you get back?
The exit fee builds over 4 years to 30%. The calculator spreads it evenly over those years; the exact schedule is in the fee notes above. Before weekly fees and any other charges.
Units for sale on Eldernet (2)
As listed on Eldernet on 15 and 16 October 2026. Prices are what the village is asking, before any exit fee.
Registered village
Registered as Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village
- Registration number
- 2388629
- Registered since
- 2010
- Statutory supervisor
- Covenant Trustee Services Limitedappointed 14 January 2010
The name on the register differs a little from the village's own, so check this number with the operator.
A statutory supervisor is an independent party, licensed by the Financial Markets Authority, that holds residents' deposits and watches the village's finances (Retirement Commission).
Source: this village's entry on the Retirement Villages Register, read 15 October 2026.
Care homes nearby
- Aspiring Care 0.3 km away · hospital, dementia
- Elmslie House 1.0 km away · rest home, hospital
Where this comes from
- Address
- 23 Rodeo Drive, Wānaka
- Operator
- Independent
- Phone
- (03) 443 6660
- Website
- aspiringvillage.co.nz
- Source: Eldernet listing (aspiring-lifestyle-retirement-vill…), read 15 and 16 October 2026 (listing, care levels, units for sale)
- Source: aspiringvillage.co.nz, read 15 and 16 October 2026
- Source: Retirement Villages Register entry, read 15 October 2026 (registration and statutory supervisor)
Confidence: Medium.
Research note
FAQ page (aspiringvillage.co.nz/faqs) references an Occupation Right Agreement and Disclosure Statement by name but gives no link; a 'residents-hub' page exists but is password-protected. Eldernet page has no document links.
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