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The business posted a half-year profit of $45m.
Auckland apartments ban under-55-year-olds
But a government watchdog has cautioned buyers to beware of what they are purchasing.
The top 40 most powerful people in NZ property
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Investigation: Watchdog probes retirement village lending practices
Has the commission exceeded its scope? Industry leaders puzzled by probe.
Northland retirement villages booming
A $60m retirement village planned for Whangārei gets the green light from councils.
Pensioner died alone, from hypothermia, in council flat
Bryan McGinty, 73, lay dead for up to five days before he was found on June 24.
Ryman co-founder John Ryder expands village chain with $750m plans
Qestral says its expansion is partly due to Government funding constraints.
'Inappropriate sexualised conduct': NZ's longest-serving prisoner denied parole
New Zealand's longest serving inmate will stay behind bars due to deteriorating health.
Metlifecare net profit falls 68%, revenue up 14%
Listed retirement business Metlifecare has released its result.
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DHBs take action over controversial rest home costs
Weekly charges for the premium rooms can be in the hundreds of dollars.
Summerset half-year profit drops 4%
The business has 28 villages either finished or planned.
Dora the bus is a mobile digital classroom
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Retirement villages promise to clean up 'complicated' contracts
Concerns remain about how long the changes might take.
'I would invest in Ryman, but not live there' - shareholder on nurse comments
"The quality of care is not as good as she has seen elsewhere" - Ryman shareholder.
Retirement boom: Ryman reveals plans for 20 new villages
Shareholders gather as Ryman holds AGM at its Orewa village
'Eight minutes per resident': Aged-care workers in NZ 'face same brutal conditions'
Kiwi aged-care worker says conditions no better in NZ after Aussie post goes viral.
Watchdog on retirement villages: 'Not even lawyers can understand contracts'
The watchdog is worried that retirees don't know what they're signing up for.
Metlifecare calls in award-winning architect
Positive reaction to Metlifecare site begs question of villages using more design.
Precautions in place after gastro outbreak at Auckland retirement village
The retirement village has been dealing with an outbreak of the illness since June 16.
Retirement village Govt entity hits out at 'confusing contracts'
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Summerset $290m investment huge boost for regions
What do plans for $290m of new assets say about this sector?
New barriers broken: Retirement village study reveals surprising new trends
Records revealed in retirement village sector, new in-depth report.
Elderly resident eviction talk surprises retirement bosses
Retirement Village Residents Association chief concerned about Henderson eviction
Retirement village trying to kick out elderly resident
Metlifecare says resident's actions amount to "abandonment" of her apartment.
Ryman net profit falls 16%, underlying profit up 11.5%
Ryman netted an after-tax profit of $326 million.
Building delay: 'Tens of thousands' paid to retirees
Retirees are being compensated for delays.
'The system is broken': Fix rest homes says critic
A man whose elderly mother died after living in a rest home says the problem is systemic.
Threats to koala and growling frogs leads to Ryman scaling back Aussie plans
Environmentalists fear Ryman plans, wildlife effects
Disgraced professor: Second rest-home sex complaint
Police were unable to gather enough evidence to prosecute Wellington journalism lecturer
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Help for lonely losing funds
Groups say DHB funding move is devastating for socially isolated.
Rest homes need to keep up with pay
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