Landscape architects Boffa Miskell have designed many of the outdoor spaces at Metlifecare villages, including Gulf Rise. Their aim? Creating beautiful, practical spaces for residents to own and enjoy. Creating a community is about building connections. Along with...
Bodil Leitch will bring some very interesting work stories with her when she moves into the village in the coming months. The newest addition to the Gulf Rise community made headlines recently, due to the time she spent as a crocodile hunter in the 1970s while...
A supermarket encounter was the catalyst for Gulf Rise village manager Jarrod Shearer’s career change. How did you find yourself in this sector? I spent my early career working in the Customer Service Agency of Dunedin City Council. It taught me the importance of...
The Summer 2019/20 edition of Metlifecare’s More in Store magazine is out now.This issue has a new look and feel and, for the first time, we’re proud to be enviro-mark Gold Certified, meaning we use paper from well-managed forests and BIO-inks. In this...
On the 28th of November Gulf Rise’s beautiful Garden Pavilion came to life with more than 80 residents, prospects, staff and guests coming together for the official opening. The Garden Pavilion adds to the lifestyle the residents enjoy and provides an environment to...
Pat Jeffreys, was a ward clerk at Auckland and North Shore hospital for close to 30 years. The role was originally known as ward hostess, but when management realised the ‘hostesses’ were really running the wards they removed the hostess epaulettes on the uniform. A...
