Riverview offers Independent Living options for Seniors.

A selection of 14 high quality well-constructed 2 bedroom privately situated units with internal access garage are available to purchase. Dotted amongst stunning park-like surroundings, some with sweeping rural vistas and some offering tranquil harbor views, these are highly sought after!

A further 11 well-constructed 1 bedroom Riverview rental units are very popular in our local community. Established 50 years ago these provide an affordable alternative for seniors over 55 and were taken over by Riverview more recently. All are in the process of being refreshed and all enjoy the comforts of a heat pump.

Riverview’s Rest Home Care and Secure Dementia Unit offer spouses, families and Whanau an “Open-Door” Visiting Policy where companionship is integral to our residents’ overall care. Our level grounds and close proximity allow residents to visit spouses requiring a higher level of care all without leaving home!

Meals at Riverview are made ‘in-house’ offering a nutritious seasonal menu that includes fresh fish from the Kaipara! In keeping with our semi-rural locality, an assortment of friendly pets have also accompanied their owners into Riverview enhancing overall wellbeing.

An experienced and stable team, you will find all Riverview clinical staff are highly qualified – not to mention warm and friendly!

We are fortunate to have extensive medical input from our local doctors who operate from our on-site medical practice, and experienced registered nursing care 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year provided both in-house along with our bureau of local highly experienced reliable registered nurses.

Headed by our clinical Nurse Manager, and supported by a senior leadership team our clinical care team has grown to over 25 loyal outstanding employees! We are an accredited placement provider for the Bachelor of Nursing through NorthTec and we place a strong emphasis on training and professional development.

We are extremely fortunate to possess such high calibre staff who are always ready to go that ‘extra mile’. At Riverview we appreciate that every interaction with our residents offers an opportunity to add meaning and comfort.

Riverview offers a fantastic Diversional Therapist, an experienced on-site Physiotherapist is available for appointments, we have an outstanding local podiatry service, and our community Pharmacist is mere minutes away!

Due to the generosity and commitment of the local community, we are thrilled that Riverview has remained independent of big corporate interests and has succeeded in establishing extensive up-to-date infrastructure under the guidance of the Maungaturoto Charitable Community Trust. The recent completion of the much anticipated Secure Dementia Unit was a resounding success for our local community and presents a taste of the high standard that the completed Riverview complex will enjoy on completion.

Much of the Rest Home interior has been freshly refurbished. This original part of the building will be re-developed entirely into the new on-site Private Hospital during what will be Stage III of the final overall Development Plan for Riverview.

MCCT obtained council consent during 2024 to commence Stage II (as funds allow), which allows a brand new Rest Home extension wing complete with secluded outdoor garden area, new dining, lounge and Whanau areas, private clinical treatment space and 8 brand new rooms complete with ensuites to occupy the bare site immediately adjacent to the current Riverview main entrance.

We gratefully accept inquiries about donations on our Get Involved page. Look for ‘How you can help’ in our Donations section.

Riverview as we know it today was formed by the establishment of the Maungaturoto Community Charitable Trust Inc. (MCCT) in January 1994. An act of service to the community, a desire to attract a local medical provider to our rural town while being able to care for our seniors locally to eradicate the upheaval and social isolation of having to transition to bigger cities to access care and support during senior years culminated in the initial land purchase of the original village Post Office.

A repurposed Doctors Surgery opened on 1 June 1991. Sheer hard work and determination followed and Maungaturoto Rest Home proudly opened its doors to the public on the 16th of July 1994.

Under the Trust’s careful management and with unwavering and extensive support from the local community, Riverview has grown to offer 16 Rest Home rooms and 14 rooms in our Secure Dementia Unit.

The MCCT complex as a whole now includes 26 Independent living Units as well as a comprehensive Medical Centre and Physiotherapists clinic leased to Coast to Coast on the corner of our Hurndall Street site. Further development plans have been consented to extend the number of Rest Home beds as funds allow before commencing a new Private Hospital wing.

Riverview is a unique locally-owned independent living and supported care complex for seniors, which to this day remains independent from any corporate interests. Set up in 1994 as a charitable trust, MCCT and its governing Board carefully balance the demands of the Trust vision: providing independent living and high quality supported living and care for seniors in our community while operating in a manner that is ethical, transparent and financially viable, though not for profit. As the responsibility of running the Trust is significant, particularly in these challenging socio-economic times genuine appreciation is bestowed upon the members of the Board who dedicate considerable time, energy and donate a wide variety of skills and expertise in accordance with the original Trust vision to ensure the original dream for our community is realised.

Introducing The Governance Team:

• Graham Slatter/ Chairman of MCCT

• Jamie Ewen/ Chairman of The Board

• Alison Robinson: Secretary

• Paula Mooney: Accounts Officer / Treasurer

• Don McKay: Founding Member

• Warren Butterworth: Founding Member (RIP, Passed Away 2024)

• Les Kenworthy-Thompson

• Hanna Scott