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

April 2019 - The news that the Government has shelved plans for a Capital Gains Tax for the foreseeable future has been welcomed by many in the fra...

25 February 2020 – Night ‘n Day runs Free Coffee February to keep single-use cups from New Zealand’s bins

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...

1 September 2022 - Last week's National Franchise Conference in Wellington saw over 200 people from New Zealand, Australia and the USA get together...

November 2022 – Some top food  brands are among nine international franchises looking for local partners in New Zealand

23 January 2024 – Plant-based fast food chain Lord of the Fries is looking for a new master franchisee to drive growth

Simon Lord shares lessons learned from over 30 years of owning an independent small business

...and plans to bake te ao Māori into her business

Stewart Germann of Stewart Germann Law Office has been named an Officer in the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year 2026 Honours list, for hi...

February 2009 - Reality television gives a false impression of franchising to intending franchisees and franchisors

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

March 2008 - TV presenter and cover girl Mary Lambie tells us what she's learned in her new career as a Subway franchisee.

June 2011 - A franchisee stripped bare an Auckland gym in an overnight raid that has left the franchisors with a bitter taste

23 February ­– New legislation amending anti-cartels legislation would mean franchises need to be more careful than ever to ensure proper compliance

June 2020 – Stewart Germann and Khushbu Sundarji review lessons from three recent cases involving well-known New Zealand franchises.

February 2007 - Over 50 franchisors got the year off to a good start when they attended a research briefing presented by the Franchise Research Ins...

2012 archive - Franchise consultant Campbell Shorland Spencer was in court earlier this month for allegedly breaching the ban on his acting as a co...

July 2013 – The Franchise Association has proposed that its members should be granted automatic exemption from a change to Part 6a of the Employmen...

Updated 9 July 2015 - The recent FranData report on the state of the franchise sector in Australia has drawn criticism for its attack on academic r...

The co-founder of Ben & Jerry's resigned last week from his position as brand ambassador, saying that the franchise has been silenced by its co...

FAB Group, the company behind Caci, New Zealand's largest skin and appearance franchise, has appointed global skincare entrepreneur Simon Duffy MBE...

12 October 2020 – The popular Franchisor Excellence Masterclass is back at the end of the month, with online delivery making it easier than ever fo...

How have franchisees responded to the latest Level 4 and Level 3 restrictions? Estelle Logan of V.I.P. Home Services checked in to find out

Updated 13 October 2016 - Poolwerx won the top title at the Australian Franchise Awards last night, with franchisee awards being spread over four d...

Thinking of buying a business? Leith Oliver helps you to calculate what it might be worth to you, and offers some thoughts on franchise fees and go...

1 November 2017 – Employment breaches in a series of connected Asian restaurants in Auckland, including the Gengy’s Mongolian BBQ Buffet franchise,...

14 February 2018 – Shoppers at a suburban Four Square franchise will be the first in the world to trial new artificial intelligence technology that...

Estelle Logan outlines some of the ways that buying a franchise can make going into business for yourself an attractive option