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23 May 2018 – A McDonald's in Hawkes Bay has become the first in New Zealand to offer customers a menu in both English and Te Reo. Will more follow?

May 2021 – After a year off, the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards are back for 2021 in a new format which makes entry easier and more attractiv...

14 October 2021 – New research from AUT confirms international trends that many people across a range of different roles are considering changing t...

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...

Updated July 15 2026: We provide a summary of recent economic and business outlooks as household wealth, business confidence and expected own activ...

6 March 2022 ­– Friendly rivals from the same industry won the two biggest titles at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards tonight. Here’s our f...

In every issue of Franchise New Zealand magazine we feature and 'Ask The Experts' column. In this extract, Jeff Elgin explains what a franchisor is...

The Franchising Survey 2003 is covered in detail below. For our report on the 2024 survey, see Franchising Health Check

11 April 2022 –  Latest findings from a survey commissioned by Prospa reveal that, when a business needs money, 38 percent of business owners will ...

From our archives - March 2006. Garry Donoghue oversaw the transformation of a company that started out as a simple buying group into the biggest r...

February 2014 - Four reasons why US investment in BurgerFuel is significant for franchising in New Zealand

When franchises advertise ‘opportunities nationwide’, they mean it. Simon Lord finds good reasons why business buyers should look outside the cities

18 October 2023 – McDonald’s is repeating last year's successful hiring day under a new name as it seeks more staff

We look back at some of the winners and how the Awards have helped New Zealand become the most franchised country in the world

27 April 2016 - A specialist lawyer and the Franchise Association have spoken out against a new scheme which offers franchises ‘warrants of fitness...

A New World franchisee has been named Outstanding Maori Business Leader for 2016

What importance should you place on a work or income guarantee?

The National Franchise Conference focuses on prospering in a changing world

What do you need to know before you buy a franchise? Here's a comprehensive list of over 250 vital questions to ask the franchisor that will help y...

In the first of two articles from 2005 Bill McGowan, founder of Fastway Couriers, recalls the challenges and rewards of building a global franchise...

A survey of visitors to the Franchise New Zealand website has revealed that 74% of those seriously interested in buying a franchise would be prepar...

Gehan Gunasekara asks whether those who buy franchises really know what they are getting into, and suggests proposed changes to consumer law don't ...

November 2015 - Jason Gehrke reports on international moves to stave off growing legislative pressure to draw franchisors into employment issues

10 February 2023 – Australia’s first prosecution of a franchisor for wage underpayments by its franchisees has commenced in the Federal Court more ...

Mobile franchises are a popular and affordable way to get into a business of your own, but what’s it really like being on the road every day? We as...

November 2020 - The one-day Westpac Franchise Summit was a massive success

How do you decide whether a business opportunity is right for you? Here’s a guide to working it out with links to all the resources you need to mak...

Simon Lord provides answers to 10 of the questions most commonly asked about franchising.