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Retirement Village Residents Association of New Zealand
Individual Membership Form
Feel free to print / photocopy off. Include a single form within each RVRANZ brochure or hand out to residents that are unable, or prefer not to register online.
Individual Membership Form
To Join a Village Group
For a Village Primary Contact - a multi-member Group Form in
​PDF format
​Excel format
Covid-19 Guide for Residents and Families
The RVA has developed these guidelines and reflects best practice in these uncertain times. As the Prime Minister has said, maintaining social distance, practising good hygiene and restrictions on social contact remain the same. Sadly, the 70+ age group is the most vulnerable. As a nation we have been very successful at managing the pandemic so far – and that success is down to the superb cooperation we have had from you all since the COVID-19 emergency began. We have had a huge amount of support for the measures we have taken, and we appreciate this. Individual villages may vary aspects of the factsheet in line with their company policies because it’s not always possible to have a ‘one size fits all’ approach. Please see here:
Alert Level 2     
Alert Level 3     
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Consumer NZ Survey
Retirement village contracts can be so complicated, even lawyers get confused! Consumer NZ is doing research on these contracts. If you’re a resident of a retirement village, you can help by taking Consumer NZ’s short survey.
Complete the survey early and you’ll go into the draw for one of five $100 cash prizes.
A  PDF version of the survey is available here for those without email. Please download it and make it available to others in your village. PDF Version
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Assistance from Election Candidates
You can assist our Association by contacting election candidates in your area. There are conditions in current retirement village legislation that need urgent change. Please look here for information to assist you - and do what you can.
Election 2020
Letter to the Prime Minister
Response from Hon Kris Faafoi
Letter (with Summary) to Retirement Commissioner
Full 12pg examples of unfair treatment
Generic Letter for you to use

Moving from Retirement Village Unit to Rest Home Care

Buying into a retirement village and later transferring into a rest home can pose financial fishhooks which buyers should get full disclosure about, warns the watchdog on retirement villages.
"Buyers should get this information including terms of transfer for short and long-term rest home care before buying an independent unit in a retirement village", Troy Churton, national manager retirement villages, for the Commission for Financial Capability, said.
For the latest CFFC monitoring report on the Provision of Residential Care and Occupation Right Agreements by Retirement Village Operators 
 please see here
Newsletter May 2020 - Please look here
The RVRANZ  protects the rights of retirement village residents in New Zealand
The focus is on the Retirement Villages Act 2003 and the Retirement Villages Code of Practice 2008.
The Act defines the rights of retirement village residents when they commit to a Occupation Right Agreement with the owner of the retirement village, in which they purchase a licence to occupy a villa, cottage, or apartment.
​It’s important that RVRANZ spokespeople have a genuine mandate to speak on behalf of the resident body, rather than pursuing issues of importance to an individual. 

Contact us

 if you would like to talk about any matter concerningWe are interested in hearing your views.
Click here  to open the contact form for sending your message.

Or by email

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Use this address to send us an email:
secretary@rvranz.org.nz

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New Photo ID
Cheaper Doctors Visits
​Financial Abuse Advice
New Residential Care Rates
Future Care and Assistance
Enduring Power of Attorney
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Residents Associations

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 ​Village residents are encouraged to form a local village association if you have not done so. The Code of Practice provides:
Residents’ committee 
Residents have the right to form a residents’ committee and agree their own rules for running the committee
A residents committee is an important part of the management of the retirement village industry.
To assist with this, please find a​ Model Constitution  for you to adapt and adopt

Potential Retirement Village Residents

​Information for intending residents and their families from RVRANZ and CFFC is now available here: Potential Residents
Visit the CFFC website:
​https://www.cffc.org.nz/retirement-villages/resources/
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