Retirement Commissioner

The Retirement Commissioner is an independent Crown entity set up by an Act of Parliament

• to advise on retirement village issues
• to monitor the implementation of the Retirement Villages Act2003

The important legal powers of this office are

• to advocate for senior citizens
• to monitor services provided to senior citizens.

The Retirement Commissioner has monitoring, information and education functions relating to retirement villages legislation, which also includes administering the disputes process.

If you have any questions relating to the retirement villages information and education functions of the Commission please 

• telephone 09 356 0052
• or email  Troy Churton on troy.churton@cffc.org.nz
• or email David Boyle on david.boyle@cffc.org.nz

Information and Education functions of the Retirement Commissioner

Freephone number 0800 268 269
Email address to request online communications from the Retirement commission - retirement.villages@cffc.org.nz

Links to information on retirement villages

• What the commission does - http://www.cffc.org.nz/what-we-do/retirement-villages/

• The Retirement Villages Act 2003 and policy related documents - www.mbie.govt.nz/what-we-do/retirement-villages

• Booklet ‘Thinking of Living in a Retirement Village’ download from  https://www.sorted.org.nz/life-events/moving-to-a-retirement-village