It has been 10 years since Matua Village opened its apartments and Sara Gale has been there for all of them.
Yesterday was 10 years to the day since the apartments opened and Mrs Gale, 92, was one of the first seven residents to move in.
Mrs Gale is the only original resident still alive and to celebrate she bought afternoon tea for all the residents.
"I've been here exactly 10 years [yesterday] and I loved it, so that's the reason I did it. I've loved everything, I love my little apartment, I love the atmosphere, and all the people here are wonderful. There's not one nasty person here in the whole lot."
Mrs Gale has been a Tauranga resident for 28 years, after moving to Mount Maunganui from Mangakino in 1986.