1984 - Ryman Healthcare founded by John Ryder and Kevin Hickman
1996 - Opened first village offering continuum of care – Rowena Jackson Village in Invercargill
1996 - Investment by Direct Capital Partners and Ngai Tahu
1999 - Listed on NZX, raising $25 million, market capitalisation $135 million, 1,600 shareholders
1999 - Opened Malvina Major Village – first North Island village
2003 - Entry into NZX 50
2003 - Opened first Auckland village – Grace Joel Village
2007 - Doubled target growth rate to 300 retirement village units and 100 resthome/hospital beds
2007 - Opened flagship Edmund Hillary Village in Auckland
2009 - Entry into NZX 10
2010 - Opened 21st village in Orewa
2011 - Lifted growth rate to 550 units or beds per annum in New Zealand
2011 - Acquired first site in Australia at Wheelers Hill, Melbourne
2012 - Lifted growth rate to 700 units and beds per annum in New Zealand
2013 - Construction under way at first Australian village
2014 - Acquired second Melbourne site at Brandon Park
2014 - Opened first Australian village - Weary Dunlop Village, Wheelers Hill
2014 - Opened Bruce McLaren Village, Howick, Auckland
2015 - First residents arrive at Possum Bourne village in Auckland and Bob Scott village in Wellington
2016 - Bought third site in Melbourne at Burwood East
2016 - First residents arrive at Charles Upham village in Rangiora and Bert Sutcliffe in Auckland
2016 - Historic Moondah Estate at Mt Eliza bought by Ryman
2016 - Bought Coburg site in Melbourne
2017 - Bought sixth site in Victoria at Geelong
2017 - Bought seventh site in Victoria at Mt Martha
2017 - Purchased sites in Karori and Havelock North
2018 - Purchased site in Kohimarama, Auckland
2018 - Bought eighth and ninth sites in Victoria at Aberfeldie and Ocean Grove respectively
2018 - First residents arrive at Nellie Melba Village in Melbourne and Murray Halberg Village in Auckland
2019 - Opened second Australian village – Nellie Melba Village, Brandon Park
2019 - First residents arrive at William Sanders Village in Auckland and Linda Jones in Hamilton
2019 - Bought tenth site in Victoria at Ringwood East
2019 - Purchased sites in Bishopspark, Riccarton Park and Northwood, Canterbury
2020 - First residents arrive at James Wattie Village in Havelock North
2020 - First residents arrive at Miriam Corban village in Auckland
2020 - First residents arrive at Charles Brownlow Village in Highton, Deborah Cheetham Village in Ocean Grove, and John Flynn Village in Melbourne
2020 - Purchased site in Takapuna, Auckland
2021 - Purchased site in Highett, Melbourne
2021 - First residents arrive at Keith Park Village in Auckland
2021 - Purchased site in Cambridge
2021 - Purchased site in Mulgrave, Melbourne
2021 - First residents arrive at Kevin Hickman Village in Christchurch
2021 - Property adjacent to Deborah Cheetham Village purchased to build approximately 65 new villas
2021 - Purchased site in Karaka, Auckland
2021 - First residents arrive Raelene Boyle in Aberfeldie
2022 - Purchased sites in North Coburg, Melbourne and Rolleston, Canterbury
2023 - First residents arrive at Northwood in Christchurch, Patrick Hogan in Cambridge, and Bert Newton in Highett, Melbourne
1986 - Woodcote
1991 - Essie Summers
1993 - Margaret Stoddart
1994 - Frances Hodgkins
1996 - Rowena Jackson
1999 - Malvina Major and Ngaio Marsh
2000 - Shona McFarlane
2001 - Rita Angus
2002 - Hilda Ross
2003 - Grace Joel
2005 - Princess Alexandra
2006 - Jane Winstone
2007 - Anthony Wilding, Edmund Hillary and Julia Wallace
2008 - Ernest Rutherford
2009 - Jean Sandel, Jane Mander and Evelyn Page
2011 - Yvette Williams and Kiri Te Kanawa
2012 - Bob Owens and Diana Isaac
2013 - Charles Fleming
2014 - Weary Dunlop and Bruce McLaren
2015 - Possum Bourne and Bob Scott
2016 - Charles Upham
2017 - Bert Sutcliffe
2018 - Logan Campbell & Nellie Melba
2019 - Linda Jones & William Sanders
2020 - Miriam Corban, Murray Halberg, Charles Brownlow, Deborah Cheetham and John Flynn
2021 - Raelene Boyle
2023 - Patrick Hogan and Bert Newton
Our villages offer living options to suit everyone, so you can choose the lifestyle that’s the best fit for you.
FIND OUT MOREPhone: 0800 588 222
Christchurch office: 03 366 4069
PO Box 771, Christchurch 8140
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