Gulf Rise News
What's the latest at Gulf Rise? Browse below to see.Heartwarming pen pal story hits the headlines
During the Covid19 lockdown, Gulf Rise Sales Executive Michelle Pipping came up with a brilliant plan to connect residents of the village with local kids in the community, and keep her 6-year old, Holly, busy at the same time.
With Holly’s help, she organised for more than 60 children from the local community to write letters and draw pictures for residents at Gulf Rise and neighbouring Hibiscus Coast Village.
Pat Jeffries, who lives at Gulf Rise, was thrilled to be paired up with pen pal Holly. They exchanged letters and bonded over their love of cats. The whole experience had been “just lovely” according Pat, 78, “it gave me a great deal of warmth and pleasure.”
Many residents are still in touch with their pen pals, with plans for a meet up event where the kids can meet their pen pals in person in the pipeline now restrictions have lifted.
The story also hit the headlines, featuring on the Stuff.co.nz website during lockdown.
Building update – good weather, great progress
The gardens have really come alive at Gulf Rise with landscaping around the garden pavilion and Rakino apartments nearly complete.
The Rakino apartments are now complete, with our first residents already moved in and loving it.
Bulk excavation is well underway for stage 2 at Gulf Rise; building work will commence for the central amenities in just a few months’ time.
Press Releases
July 05, 2019
Retirement firm calls in the architects
Distinctive rows of white brick and bronze aluminium-clad architecturally-designed saw tooth-roofed townhouses have risen at a Metlifecare project under construction north of Auckland.
August 24, 2018
People no longer want to live in fortress-like gated retirement villages
Open, sunny communal spaces are demanded by Baby Boomers considering moving into a retirement village. this is an artist's impression of a communal garden for people and bees that will be created at Metlifecare's Gulf Rise retirement village.
August 31, 2018
A gate-free retirement village? It's happening - in New Zealand
Village operator Metlifecare has announced it will start construction on its Gulf Rise village near Auckland - its first to be designed with borders open to the surrounding community.
Blog Topics
New resident’s croc hunting past a talking point
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...
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Introducing Jarrod
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...
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More in Store Magazine
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...
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Garden Pavilion Opening – APO Event
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...
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