The old Margaret Stoddart village on Bartlett Street reopens as Mona Vale Lifecare, family owned and run by the team behind Kauri Lodge.
Many Riccarton families will remember the Margaret Stoddart village on Bartlett Street. When the rest home closed in late 2025, a much loved local home went quiet. We have bought it, and in March to April 2027 it reopens as Mona Vale Lifecare.
We are the family behind Kauri Lodge, just over a kilometre away on Riccarton Road, as well as Avon Lifecare and Victoria Care. Mona Vale is our fourth home. We know this neighbourhood and we know rest home care. Mona Vale will be run the same way, by the family, on site, with the same faces caring for the same residents.
The home is being renovated and freshened up now. Alongside it, twenty villas on Brockworth Place will be available as soon as the village is registered, which we hope will be before the end of 2026, for people who want to stay in Riccarton with care close by if it is ever needed.
The same family that runs Kauri Lodge. The owner is on site most days and decisions are made here, not in a head office.
Hagley Park is just 400 metres away and Westfield Riccarton 900 metres, with the hospital a short drive.
No lifts and no stairs. The whole home wraps around a sunny central courtyard that is safe to wander.
Standard rooms carry no room premium, so residents on the Residential Care Subsidy pay nothing extra.
Villa residents have rest home care a two minute walk away, so couples can stay close if one needs care.
Mona Vale joins Kauri Lodge, Avon Lifecare and Victoria Care, so families always have more than one option.
“We bought Margaret Stoddart because we know Riccarton and we know rest home care. Mona Vale will be run the way we run Kauri Lodge, by the family, on site.”
Hamish Bennett, Managing Director
Every room is private, sunny and yours to make your own. Bring photos, a favourite chair and the things that make it feel like home.
One of 20 private rooms of 10 to 13 square metres in the main building, close to the lounges and dining room.
One of 45 studios, with more room for your own furniture and space to host family. Studios vary in size and features.
The home is being renovated and freshened up before the first residents arrive.
Welcome whenever a room is free, for a break for carers or recovery after hospital.
One daily fee covers everything you need to live well here. No hidden extras, and anything optional is agreed with you first.
Invoiced monthly, so there are never any surprises. Family are welcome to join a meal for the cost of the meal.
Rest home care is about the small things done well, every day, by people who know you. That is how we work at Kauri Lodge and how Mona Vale will work too.
A registered nurse oversees every resident’s care plan, working alongside our experienced caregivers.
Staff are rostered so the same caregivers look after the same residents and get to know them well.
Regular doctor visits arranged through local Riccarton practices, with medication managed by our nurses.
Mona Vale is being certified by Health New Zealand against Ngā Paerewa, the national standard, using the systems that already work at Kauri Lodge.
Mona Vale opens with rest home level care, and we expect hospital level care to follow. If more care is needed, we help you find the right next home and stay involved.
Kauri Lodge is 1.1 km away, with Avon Lifecare and Victoria Care across town, so there is always a plan B.
Every meal is cooked fresh in our own kitchen, with home baking for morning and afternoon tea. Mealtimes are a highlight of the day, so we take them seriously.
There is always something on, and always the choice to just sit in the sun. Our activities coordinator plans the week around what residents enjoy.
There are no visiting hours. Sit in the courtyard, share a meal or take Mum for a coffee at Westfield, 900 metres away. Visitor parking is on site.
Twenty villas on quiet streets, built in 1992 and looked after ever since. Established gardens, a village centre shared with the care home, and care a short walk away if it is ever needed. Villas are available as soon as the village is registered, hopefully before the end of 2026, so you could be settled in before the care home opens.
Open plan living and kitchen opening to a private patio, two double bedrooms, a laundry space and internal access to the garage.
Room for a study, a hobby room or the grandchildren to stay. The corner villas have the biggest gardens in the village.
An occupation right agreement gives you the right to live in your villa for life. Here is how the money works.
| Villa costs | Amount |
|---|---|
| Occupation right payment, two bedroom villa | From $550,000 |
| Occupation right payment, three bedroom villa | From $590,000 |
| Weekly fee, with increases linked to CPI | $150 a week |
| Deferred management fee, built up over your first three years | 10% a year, up to 30% |
| Repaid to you or your estate when the villa is resold | The balance |
Your villa is resold and the deferred management fee is taken from your original payment. It builds up at 10 percent a year over your first three years and never goes above 30 percent, however long you stay.
The rest is repaid to you or your estate. Your disclosure statement sets it all out in writing before you sign.
Every detail in writing before you commit.
Independent legal advice, as the law requires.
An independent trustee protects your capital.
15 working days after signing to change your mind.
Come to an open day or book a weekday viewing, and choose the villa you like.
Put your name down while the village is registered, with no cost or obligation.
Read the disclosure statement and agreement with your own lawyer.
Once the village is registered, which we hope will be before the end of 2026.
Settle, collect your keys and your $150 weekly fee begins.
A summary only. Mona Vale is being registered under the Retirement Villages Act 2003, and the disclosure statement sets out the full terms. Prices and fees correct at October 2026.
We set everything out clearly in writing before anyone signs anything. In short, there are three things to understand.
The maximum daily rate set for Christchurch. If you qualify for the Residential Care Subsidy, Work and Income pays it for you. It changes each year, so we will confirm the current rate when you get in touch.
Standard rooms carry none. Studios are $40 to $90 a day extra, depending on size and features, and choosing one is always up to you.
Things you choose to use, such as hairdressing and podiatry. Invoiced monthly, so there are no surprises.
| Room | What you get | What you pay |
|---|---|---|
| Standard room | A private room with its own toilet and hand basin | Care fee onlyNo room premium |
| Studio | Larger rooms, the biggest with an ensuite and kitchenette | Care fee plus premium$40 to $90 a day |
| With the subsidy | Work and Income pays the care fee to us for a standard room | Your contributionAs assessed, a standard room costs nothing more |
If you qualify, Work and Income pays the care fee to us and you contribute your assessed amount, usually most of your NZ Super. Any room premium and sundries are extra.
Gifting is limited to $8,500 a year in the five years before applying. Figures change every 1 July and we are not financial advisers, so please confirm your position with Work and Income on 0800 999 727. We are happy to help with the paperwork.
Your GP or hospital team refers you to the NASC needs assessment service on 03 337 7765.
Work and Income checks assets and income. If approved they pay the care fee. If not, you pay the care fee yourself and keep your NZ Super.
A standard room with no premium, or a studio from $40 to $90 a day extra.
Sign the admission agreement and agree a move in date once we open in March to April 2027.
There is no cost and no obligation.
Call us on 03 354 2061, Hamish on 027 630 1568, or email hamish@southcare.co.nz.
Who needs care, and whether a needs assessment has been done.
Rooms are offered in order of enquiry ahead of opening.
The first Saturday of each month from December 2026, or any weekday by appointment. Walk through the villas, see the home and meet the team.
An 8,221 m² site with frontages to Bartlett Street and Brockworth Place. The care home is at 23 Bartlett Street and the villas are at 75 to 77 Brockworth Place.
Our four family homes. The map is a guide only.
Approximate distances from 23 Bartlett Street.
Twenty private rooms of 10 to 13 square metres, each with its own toilet and hand basin.
Forty five studios, the largest 28 to 33 square metres with an ensuite and kitchenette.
Lounges, dining, kitchen and a covered entrance, all around a sunny courtyard.
No. There is no cost and no obligation. Rooms are offered in order of enquiry ahead of opening in March to April 2027.
Yes. We are taking expressions of interest while the village is registered. Once it is, we will contact everyone in order of interest to choose a villa and sign. We hope that will be before the end of 2026, so you could move in before the care home opens.
Rest home level care to start, with hospital level care expected to follow. If more care is needed later, we help you find the right next home and stay involved.
Yes, whenever a room is free, for a break for carers or recovery after hospital.
Your villa is resold. The deferred management fee of 10 percent a year, capped at 30 percent after three years, is deducted and the balance is repaid to you or your estate.
No. Family are welcome any time of day, and visitor parking is on site.
Walk the villas, see the home take shape and ask us anything. Bring whoever else in the whānau needs to be part of the decision.
03 354 2061Or call Hamish on his mobile, 027 630 1568. No question is too small.
