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The RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bp to 3.75% as expected, with scope for further interest rate cuts in coming months.

There is good news but also some downsides for New Zealand franchises from the 2025 Budget released yesterday

McDonald’s are selling pies, school kids are buying sushi, you can eat like a caveman at your local café and Kiwis hold world sales records for two...

March 2011 - Gary Tempero is a Provender franchisee in Christchurch who wrote this account of the day the earthquake struck for the franchise’s new...

22 October 2019 – An Employment Court ruling which has seen two former franchisees fined for serious employment law breaches has been applauded by ...

16 February 2021 - Despite a sharp bounce-back in economic activitity, growth will probably be subdued this year. Expect a wider economic lift-off ...

In an era of rising costs, Geotech Information Services explain why franchise network planning and optimisation matters more than ever

June Claunch helped many children get a better start in life through her sKids after-school programmes

17 August 2021 - New figures show that retail spending in New Zealand reached $5.2 billion in July 2021 – up 1.6 percent on the previous month, and...

13 October 2023 – A giant sheep sculpture has been stolen from the garden of lawyer Stewart Germann

Manage your knowledge and be more competitive. Leith Oliver suggests some tools to help you make the most of this most vital of assets

If you’ve ever dreamed of being your own boss, you might have wondered about buying a franchise. But just what is franchising and how does it work?...

Wondering how to choose the right franchise for you? Getting the right advice from the right people can set you on the path to success

In the second of two articles from 2005 on building a global franchise, the founder of Fastway Couriers, Bill McGowan, discusses the development of...

At least half of your waking hours are spent working for someone else. If that is what you want, and you find your work fulfilling, that’s great. B...

17 August 2016 - Findings from a nationwide study suggest that most Kiwi diners (70 percent) prefer casual dining over a formal setting, and that e...

7 June 2017 – Foodstuffs has announced that New World, Pak’nSave and Four Square supermarkets will be microbead-free nationwide from 1 July 2017.

23 May 2018 – A McDonald's in Hawkes Bay has become the first in New Zealand to offer customers a menu in both English and Te Reo. Will more follow?

2 August 2018 - The Coffee Club to please tourists and locals alike with Cambridge store opening

Franchises which serve or process food have to stay on top of hygiene and employment issues. Stewart Germann outlines some areas to think about

January 2019 - The Employment Relations Amendment Act 2018 introduced a number of employment law changes that aim to improve fairness in the workpl...

Women-led businesses could contribute an additional $10bn a year to New Zealand’s GDP if barriers to entry were addressed, according to a new Westp...

Papamoa Snap Fitness club has been announced as the 2019 New Zealand Exercise Industry Awards Winner for Franchise Facility of the Year

28 August 2020 – Takeaway-only restrictions in Auckland have fuelled demand for delivery services again. What’s the impact on franchisees, and how ...

October 2022 – Geotech Information Services has been named Australian Franchise Supplier of the Year at the recent FCA Business Essentials National...

Simon Lord looks at the facts and philosophies behind McDonald's - the best-known franchise in the world

Callum Floyd rode across the USA to bring back insights from the International Franchise Association convention in Las Vegas