My After School Headquarters (MASH)
Opportunity
Make a difference in children’s lives today with our out-of-school programmes.
Hire A Hubby
Opportunity
New Zealand's first choice for professional property maintenance and renovation services. Started in 1996, Hire A Hubby started with a tongue in ch...
AA Driving School
Opportunity
New Zealand’s leading driver training organisation seeks motivated driving instructor franchisees.
HOW MUCH
could I sell my franchise for?
Article
May 2012 - I own a franchise and am thinking about selling it. Can you give me any direction on who I could talk to regarding valuing an existing f...
Top tips for dealing with bad press
Article
17 September - We share tips from a free webinar aimed at helping franchisors be prepared when an issue erupts in the media.
Key's SME incentives fall short, says franchisor
Article
Are the new SME incentives helpful to franchisees and franchisors? One franchisor says not - what do you think?
Setting up an advisory board for your franchise
Article
February 2020 - 6 key benefits of establishing an advisory board, plus details of a half-day seminar for franchisors
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a pizza!
Article
25 August 2016 - Domino's to start trialling drone deliveries in New Zealand from next month
Link raises further capital
Article
December 2018 - The country’s leading business brokerage firm, Link, has completed its second successful capital raise, raising a further NZ$3.45m.
Changing traffic, changing business
Article
Geotech have been mining their data to outline some post-pandemic shifts in New Zealand’s retail landscape
Macca’s trials McDelivery in Auckland
Article
July 2016 - McDonald’s NZ has confirmed its McDelivery service will be trialled at its New Lynn and Glenfield restaurants in Auckland.
Former CEO of McDonald's NZ dies
Article
24 May 2024 – Franchise New Zealand is very sorry to learn of the death of Al Dunn, the former CEO of McDonald's from 1993-2004.
Mary Lambie - lessons of a new franchisee
Article
March 2008 - TV presenter and cover girl Mary Lambie tells us what she's learned in her new career as a Subway franchisee.
McDonald’s NZ announces $100 million restaurant investment
Article
2 July 2019 - 15 restaurants planned for five-year growth period
Taco Bell to open second NZ store
Article
10 June 2020 - Taco Tuesday is about to get real for Auckland urbanites. Taco Bell will open their second New Zealand restaurant in the heart of th...
NZ pizza franchise to open in Australia
Article
17 April 2022 – New Zealand’s Hell Pizza franchise is ready to cross the ditch and open in Australia
Hell gives local youth helping hand into workforce
Article
16 January 2019 – Josh Bradley (17) has graduated from Hell Pizza’s ‘Active in HELL’ programme, a scheme to support youths with intellectual disab...
Franchise Awards 1999 - Full Results
Article
November 1999 - For the third time in five years, the Franchisee of the Year title has gone to Christchurch, while Green Acres finally took the Fra...
Specialist franchise bankers
Advisor Profile
Sujam Ratnayake of Westpac explains how banking experts can help you rise to your next challenge.
Law Society's franchise agreement plan under fire
Article
February 2011 - A plan by the Auckland District Law Society Inc to launch a standard format franchise agreement has drawn immediate fire from franc...
McDonald’s NZ invests in healthier eating and more choice
Article
4 February 2016 - McDonald’s New Zealand is to invest millions of dollars in a nutritional improvement programme that will see reductions in sugar,...
Aramex rebrand rolls ahead
Article
July 2020 - Over 5 kilometres of vinyl was used to rebrand the Fastway franchise fleet to Aramex
Make your move, make your mark
Article
What do you want from a franchise, and why? How and when are you going about getting it? We look at your expectations versus the reality of owning ...
enjoying a day off work
Article
March 2013 - This article is a pure indulgence. Let's say it's about work/life balance: after spending weeks working on the latest issue of our pri...
Milestone Homes
Opportunity
Milestone Homes delivers a proven and smart franchisee package nationwide.
Reducing the stress of business ownership
Article
18 June 2019 – A new survey shows that running your own business can be stressful and frustrating. How does being part of a franchise help?
Report finds demand for businesses outstrips supply
Article
January 2021 – A new report from ABC Business Sales suggests that the current business sales market is experiencing a significant gap between suppl...
Hell champions disabled training
Article
Hell Pizza is continuing to leave its controversial past behind as it builds a reputation as 'champion of the underdog’.
BEING THE BEST
Opportunity Profile
Pukeko Rental Managers franchisees take pride in a business with the perfect balance
BUSINESS RELIEF AS INTEREST RATES EASE
Article
Westpac and other major banks cut interest rates again after this week's OCR drop, with likely further cuts ahead
