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![How many Kiwis live in retirement villages owned by the 'big six' operators?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
How many Kiwis live in retirement villages owned by the 'big six' operators?
Areas have been identified where NZ populations of those aged 75-plus are growing fastest.
![Worker taken to hospital after accident at retirement village site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Worker taken to hospital after accident at retirement village site
Hundreds of new apartments and a hospital rising on the 2.6ha site fronting St Johns Rd.
![Jarden Brief: Judge shoots down bid to block Call Of Duty move](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Jarden Brief: Judge shoots down bid to block Call Of Duty move
In takeover intrigue, shares of interactive entertainment firm Activision Blizzard surge.
![$750m plan: Auckland CBD's first vertical retirement village - Penthouses $13m each](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
$750m plan: Auckland CBD's first vertical retirement village - Penthouses $13m each
Highest-price retirement village units: ORAs on two double-height penthouses $13.75m each.
![Are retirement village stocks safe? Analyst on ComCom probe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Are retirement village stocks safe? Analyst on ComCom probe
'Level of concern amongst residents and advocates about some of the sector’s practices.'
![Power List: The top NZ retirement village owner operators](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Power List: The top NZ retirement village owner operators
Six businesses own 47% of villages and 63% of units: we name the giants of the sector.
![Evacuations and no power: The fate of 1000 retirement village residents during cyclone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Evacuations and no power: The fate of 1000 retirement village residents during cyclone
"Mobile generators were a godsend. In our new villages, we’re building generators."
![Cyclone Gabrielle: 6 Summerset villages lost power, communications](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Cyclone Gabrielle: 6 Summerset villages lost power, communications
"Ran essential services on generator power, fully supplied with food and medication."
![Summerset sales up 18pc but buyers take longer to sell houses in falling market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Summerset sales up 18pc but buyers take longer to sell houses in falling market
Company has not been immune to the falling housing market.
![‘One of the hardest workers’ - tributes flow for Auckland scaffolder Michael Noche](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
‘One of the hardest workers’ - tributes flow for Auckland scaffolder Michael Noche
'It was a privilege to work with you.'
!['Family shattered' after father's death in fall on work site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
'Family shattered' after father's death in fall on work site
Man fell six or seven floors at Summerfield retirement village site
![Coromandel retirement village residents face 47% fee rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Coromandel retirement village residents face 47% fee rise
Fee rise met with negative feedback.
![Market close: Ryman's record result lifts sharemarket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Market close: Ryman's record result lifts sharemarket
Ryman Healthcare provided a positive tone to the New Zealand sharemarket at week's end.
![Summerset profit boosted by $543m revaluations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Summerset profit boosted by $543m revaluations
6600+ older people live in around 36 "resort-style" villages owned by the company
![Omicron outbreak: All kitchen staff replaced at Auckland retirement village after link to wedding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Omicron outbreak: All kitchen staff replaced at Auckland retirement village after link to wedding
A kitchen worker was in attendance at the wedding linked to the Covid outbreak.
![Bupa boss: Nurse rises up ranks to run $1.6b NZ business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Bupa boss: Nurse rises up ranks to run $1.6b NZ business
"People walk in and all hell will break loose. You have to stay calm" - Carolyn Cooper.
![Auckland construction workforce back by Wednesday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Auckland construction workforce back by Wednesday
'Quite a big loss of building materials and equipment due to theft' - Julien Leys.
![Cambridge retirement village for 400 people wins consent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Cambridge retirement village for 400 people wins consent
Site on the town's northern limits is now open pastureland
![Property valuations see retirement giant's net profit surge to $264m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Property valuations see retirement giant's net profit surge to $264m
"We have moved quickly to keep our residents and staff safe" - Scoullar
![Some Metlifecare village staff, residents isolating](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Some Metlifecare village staff, residents isolating
"A lot more risk of the pandemic this time": Metlifecare chief executive Earl Gasparich.
![Retirement village bosses meet virtually for pandemic discussions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Retirement village bosses meet virtually for pandemic discussions
The villages are responding strongly to the threat.