Sector media
Media releases
Retirement Villages Act implementation welcomed at last
1 May 2007
Retirement Commissioner releases benchmark survey of retirement villages
20 December 2006
Retirement Villages Act implementation welcomed
27 September 2006
Retirement Villages newsletter
The Retirement Commission sends out a newsletter on updates on the Act implementation, what the Commission is doing and other topics of interest to the retirement villages sector. If you want to be emailed the newsletter, email office@retirement.org.nz. For posted copies please call 0800-438 767.
Read the latest newsletter.
Read previous newsletters.
Sector group meetings
The Retirement Commission hosts a Retirement Villages Sector Group meeting every quarter. This forum is an opportunity for interest groups in the sector - residents, operators, older people groups, consumer groups, statutory supervisors, lawyers and government agencies - to discuss matters of mutual interest.
Read the notes from the latest sector group meeting.
Read the notes from previous sector group meetings.
Presentations
Take a look at some of the presentations we've made recently:
- June 2007: Wellington Community Law Centre, Wellington
- December 2006: Survey of residents and operators, Sector Group Meeting, Wellington
- August 2006: Housing Options in Retirement, IFA Central, Palmerston North
- May 2006: Retirement Villages Association conference, Sydney
Publications
- Financial Information Needs and Information-Seeking Behaviour in Retirement Village Residents
March 2007, Gareth West (first Retirement Commission Masters Scholarship recipient)
- Survey of residents and operators
The Executive Insights as well as the full report and appendices are available if you wish to read them. You can also look at our presentation to the Retirement Villages Sector Group.
Tell us
The Retirement Commission welcomes hearing from people involved in the sector about any issues relating to retirement villages. Please contact us at office@retirement.org.nz.