Some did win, some did lose. Median sales price per month is as well not terribly significant - sometimes its the more expensive houses which sell, and sometimes the less expensive. Sounds like though the people in Takapuna have plenty of additional money to spend.
Makes no difference to Summerset or any other retirement village from which suburb the well-off buyers come - and I guess not everybody is after the 200 sqm unit with beachfront anyway. Most units would be priced well below the average Auckland house price.
Just one of the hyped up property market articles - no wonder journalists are not paid well, they get what they deserve.