Government proposes reforms to the Retirement Villages Act

Thursday 4 December 2025 · 5 outlets · 5 reports · updated Thu 4 Dec 2025, 11:06am

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The Government has announced proposed changes to retirement village rules to improve transparency and resident rights. Following a review involving 11,000 submissions, the reforms aim to provide certainty for families and reduce the time residents must wait to receive their money back.

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1. StuffThu 4 Dec 2025, 10:00am

   Retirement village rules set for shake up (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsThu 4 Dec 2025, 10:00am

   Proposed retirement village changes aim to give 'certainty' to families (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldThu 4 Dec 2025, 10:06am

   Government reforming retirement village sector after 11,000 submissions (opens in new tab)

4. Otago Daily TimesThu 4 Dec 2025, 10:50am

   Govt pushes ahead with retirement village rule changes (opens in new tab)

5. RNZThu 4 Dec 2025, 11:06am

   Government presses ahead with retirement village rule changes (opens in new tab)