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New Zealand's employment landscape has undergone significant legislative changes in 2025, impacting franchised business and employees nationwide.    

April 2012 - Should McDonald's bring back Georgie Pie? Their new MD says they're damned if they do, damned if they don't. What are their options?

Every business gets asked to support charitable causes. How do franchises choose what to support?

As the armed forces and emergency services restructure, many personnel are moving out into businesses of their own. Annie Gray has been exploring t...

If you have a successful company, you might well like to expand it further. You might have been told by a consultant that you should franchise it. ...

Colin Taylor explains why sharing information is vital for keeping franchisees motivated

19 September 2018 – As New Zealand celebrates Suffrage 125, we take a look at the success of women in franchising

Changing times have created more opportunities for franchises and franchise buyers

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...

Find details of Franchise Association and other franchise events in your region and online

7 April 2024 updated 2 May 2024 –  Changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) scheme to disestablish the special franchisee accreditation ...

15 May 2024 – The latest Economic Overview from Westpac says spring will come for New Zealand, although we need to do the hard yards through winter...

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

Setting up a home-based business can be a challenge, but doing it properly will save you a great deal of time, frustration and money in the long ru...

How do the backgrounds, lifestyle, work habits and personal characteristics of franchisees impact on their success? A new survey offers insights an...

November 2014 – The Franchise Association has created five new life members

With interest rates dropping, agriculture doing well and tourism improving, disposable income is projected to increase, prompting more people to lo...

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...

The Franchising New Zealand Survey 2017 is covered in detail below. For our report on the 2024 survey, see Franchising Health Check

Why do some franchise networks build on their success while others go downhill? Win Robinson shares some secrets and asks the provocative question ...

What have the Romans done for us? That's one of the classic lines from Monty Python's "Life of Brian" - but it will sound familiar to any franchiso...

Want to know what a franchise is really like? Ask the people who are already there

UPDATED 11 May 2021 – With some landlord/tenant disputes continuing to cause distress, two recent decisions involving hospitality businesses offer ...

Buying a franchise enables you to start a new life almost anywhere – and regional businesses can be more profitable with less stress, too

How are franchisors helping their franchisees prepare to re-open once we move down from Level 4? BurgerFuel has been working on it from the start o...

Over ten years, Fred Berni has identified the critical characteristics which high-performing franchisees have in common. In this article, he shares...