Drawn by local employment and remote work opportunities, as well as the abundance of outdoor activities, the Wilson and Harker families are living the dream.
Based in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, they've been operating since 2008 and currently employ 14 full-time employees.
Leighton Brown spent six intense weeks on the military style course run that aims to improve the lives of young people in New Zealand.
The new village on Te Aute Rd will offer Havelock North residents a range of retirement living options as well as rest home, hospital and specialist dementia care.
The opening marked the end of a nearly three-year project and the beginning of a new journey for the centre.
Tae kwon do exponent Ben Evans has returned from Argentina after teeing up Hawke's Bay as host of the International Special Needs Taekwondo Games at the Pettigrew-Green Arena on October 5.
The 4000m2 building in Hastings stands three levels high with 143 car parks and includes urgent care, radiology, ultrasound, a large pharmacy, laboratory, dentist, physiotherapy, podiatry and a coffee bar.
The project, led by Sir Graeme Avery, is an integral part of the new EIT Institute of Sport and Health at the park, and is set to be completed in May.
Research commissioned by Hawke’s Bay company Miranda Smith Homecare, has highlighted Kiwis’ lack of preparedness on how to care for ageing parents.