Sep-Oct 2016 Issue | Business View Oceania

137 AT A GLANCE WHO: Maryville Courts Retirement Village WHAT: A unique retirement village consisting of 65 independent villas and focusing on independent living. WHERE: 155 Salisbury Street, Christchurch WEBSITE: maryvillecourts.org.nz Importantly, Maryville Courts is fully in- terdenominational and open to every- one. Back when Maryville was first estab- lished, the notion of retirement villag- es was “quite a novel thing” according to Suzanne Reynen, the village’s Man- ager. However, the progressive vision of Father Beban quickly took form with the assistance of several practical sup- porters. The village progressively de- veloped as more and more properties in the vicinity became available to al- low development. At the project’s end, there was a 5-acre area which held 65 independent villas in the middle of the central city community. The venture has been successful thus far, so much so in fact that some of the biggest play- ers in the industry looked at the model of the village as a platform point and an inspiration. Maryville Courts was, without a doubt, at the forefront of the retirement industry in Christchurch. Independent living as a core value Maryville Courts focuses on inde- pendent living as most of its residents are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves on a daily basis. With that said, Fran Kent fills the role of the on- site Enrolled Nurse while Jan Smith is