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Arvida chief executive Bill McDonald walks around the new residents clubhouse at the Waimea Plains retirement community on the outskirts of Richmond.
Referred to as the heart of Arvida’s fastest-growing retirement community, the residents clubhouse has officially opened in the aged care provider s Waimea Plains village at Richmond, near Nelson. Since the first residents arrived 16 months ago, Waimea Plains on Lower Queen St has grown to include 83 villas and townhouses. The official opening of the clubhouse on Friday with a blessing by kaumātua Harvey Ruru was described as the “icing on the cake”. Arvida chief executive Bill McDonald called the opening of the $6.5 million building a “big milestone”.
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