Saturday, May 30, 2026

Columns

Budget 2026 – ‘Building more secure future for New Zealand’

Budget 2026 demonstrates the economic and fiscal discipline needed to steer New Zealand through an uncertain global environment and into a brighter, more secure...

Home school changes – an open letter

New education legislation, currently in the pipeline, has raised concerns among the home school community, as Franklin Times junior journalist Mercedes Basevi explains. She...

Cartoon – budget blowout

All Whites captain Chris Wood may be back to full fitness in time for the upcoming World Cup, but another Chris may feel a...

From the Editor: Walk? Cross!

The nice young chap in front of me most courteously stops to wait for a dear old chap to finish hobbling up to the...

Moana Pasifika, more than a rugby team

By Mike King, executive director, I Am Hope Foundation Let’s talk about the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) and their involvement in Moana Pasifika Rugby. The...

Employment law changes reshaping the workplace

By James Cartwright, Franklin Law Associate As New Zealand businesses move through 2026, employment law changes are reshaping the workplace. Recent reforms in the...

From the Editor: Women’s (and men’s) work…

Come Mother’s Day this Sunday, mums will be inundated with such gifts as flowers, chocolates, perfume, vouchers for spa visits and other such lovely...

Sports shorts…

Who likes sports shorts? For those who like their sports brief – to the point, that is, not unnecessarily revealing! – we have a...

Busy or fulfilled? There’s a difference

Michelle Keenan empowers people and organisations to achieve optimal wellbeing by providing customised wellness coaching programmes tailored to their unique goals. For many of us,...

Eye-spy: identifying the cause of Boy’s weepy eye

By Dr Connor Hughes-Love BVSc (Dist), Franklin Vets Cats and dogs commonly present to our veterinary clinics with eye issues such as excessive eye...