Auckland’s new breed of retirement village

Auckland’s new breed of retirement village

When Summerset staged its first open day at its new retirement village in the Auckland suburb of St Johns more than 2000 people surged through the doors.They weren’t all retirees looking to buy an apartment in the upmarket village; among the crowd were curious locals who have watched the village take shape on the suburb’s prime piece of real estate.The 2.6-hectare site is part of a block of land owned by St John’s College Trust Board, which fund…