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11 November 2017 – There were double celebrations for Just Cabins after the extra room specialists took out both Supreme titles at the Westpac New ...

14 February 2018 – Dream Doors has appointed its first US master franchisee and an advisory board with serious credentials

17 April 2022 – New Zealand’s Hell Pizza franchise is ready to cross the ditch and open in Australia

September 2009 - How do franchises collect marketing funds, who is accountable for them and how should they be spent?

31 January 2018 - Concerns about business confidence are reflected in the latest Franchising Confidence Index survey, but what's really happening?

13 April 2018 – The Portermark franchise has received international certification for its draught beer line cleaning system

16 October 2009 - The Commerce Commission has welcomed the conviction and sentencing today of Stewart John Brown and Robert Llewelyn Parr

July 2012 – Slower growth and an ageing client base mean franchises need to tailor their appeal to a predictably-changing market

A change of attitude by Immigration New Zealand in 2014 made it harder for franchisees to find suitable staff at a time when unemployment is declin...

29 June 2020  – Caci have announced a new partnership with the country’s leading private company investor

23 June 2022 – The New Zealand arm of the well-known Wendy’s hamburger chain is on the market, including all 22 company-owned stores

Revolutionary K-Scan technology combines advanced 3-light imaging with AI analysis to provide ultra-personalised hair and scalp diagnosis

Younger, more diverse buyers are increasingly entering the market as older owners step aside.  

New developments emerge as previously banned director and franchise 'consultant' Campbell Spencer returns to public attention.

25 February 2019 ­– With a proposed capital gains tax the major talking point at the moment, Philip Morrison of Franchise Accountants looks at poss...

24 September 2019 – Proposed changes to the Fair Trading Act would extend current consumer protections against unfair contract terms to apply to bu...

Here are 9 good reasons to start your own business – and 5 good reasons not to

29 April 2020 – Jacinda Ardern has responded to requests from business and industry groups for Government action to bring landlords to the negotiat...

10 December 2020 – Government plans hard cap for merchant services fees to encourage contactless payment; consultation sought

28 October 2021 – Businesses are self-funding new, faster Covid tests 

What does buying a franchise really teach you? Simon Lord asked New Zealand’s best franchisees from the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards of 201...

May 2020 - Westpac’s latest Quarterly Economic Overview suggests that Covid-19 will cast a shadow over the economy for years, but that recovery wil...

Franchising isn’t just for big businesses, suggests Tereza Murray. It can be a viable alternative to the hassle of employing staff – and if you wan...

From our archives - March 2004. Carlos Spencer takes up a new challenge as a franchisee with Esquires Coffee House.

25 May 2018 - New Zealand’s leading courier company has promoted key senior management as it looks to roll out new leading-edge technologies

March 2016 - What can statistics about small business failure rates usefully tell us about franchising? Not a lot, suggests Simon Lord

Shift in Kiwi employee priorities: 45% say work-life balance comes before salary, study finds 

The November 2024 Westpac Quarterly Economic Overview will bring music to many ears...