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September 2013 - Some familiar franchise names are starting to turn up on the New Zealand stock market. Simon Lord looks at the reasons why

This year's Franchise Awards were the most competitive yet. Our full report details all the winners and explains what made them stand out from the ...

March 2009 - The prospect of franchise legislation seems to have receded following last year's review by the Ministry of Economic Development.

June 2015 – A new law is possibly the most significant ever to have affected franchising in New Zealand, says barrister Deirdre Watson

August 2008 - The following is the text of the speech by Commerce Minister Lianne Dalziel at the Business Opportunities & Franchise Expo, Auckl...

It is with great sadness that we have to report that one of the pioneers of New Zealand franchising, Colin Taylor, has passed away at the age of 85.

January 2015 – McDonald’s New Zealand has launched its first Customer Learning Lab’ which offers a touch-screen-operated ‘Build your own burger’ fa...

20 April 2018 - Franchisors and service providers report mixed sentiments as business confidence stays low

July 2018 – A franchisor has taken swift action against a franchisee found to have breached employment law

11 April 2019 – The franchise sector remains nervous about the current business outlook, though more positive than general business

Four training programmes being held in May/June/July 2024 are designed to address the needs of the owners and managers of franchise systems, field ...

3 May 2022 - Should new business owners follow a broker's advice to buy an established business rather than start up a business from scratch? Not n...

Rodney Wayne, the visionary founder of Rodney Wayne Hair Salons, has been officially inducted into the Franchise Hall of Fame. 

Every business owner needs to keep an eye on their bottom line. Simon Lord shares some real-life examples of the ways companies are helping franchi...

Has healthy eating started to bite the fast food industry at last? McDonald

December 2009 - A new study showing that small business is the powerhouse of the economy has caused a significant policy change in the application ...

A study reveals that English literacy can have a major impact on franchisee performance

January 2014 - Ending a franchise relationship is often not a black and white exercise. Deirdre Watson details a case where a third party was drawn...

A young Mt Maunganui woman has been recognised as one of the next generation leaders in the franchise industry worldwide

4 August 2015 - A German company is targetting New Zealand companies in an invoicing scam that leads small business owners to think they are provid...

Hell Pizza is continuing to leave its controversial past behind as it builds a reputation as 'champion of the underdog’.

Immigrants preying on immigrants is bad news for franchising

19 December 2017 – Payroll calculations are continuing to catch companies out, and franchisees could be vulnerable

31 January 2018 – Changes to employment law mean franchisors and franchisees need to be prepared

From the Archives: 2019 – A Subway franchisee who failed to improve employment practices after a warning has made the company a ‘priority focus’ fo...