Well Located
- Located in the North Island of New Zealand
- 45 minutes to Auckland
- 60 minutes to Hamilton
- 1.7 million people within one hour's drive
- 2,109 km's of open landscapes
- Situated between two coastlines, east and west coasts
- Three main town centres and many small rural communities
- Close to two major universities, University of Auckland and University of Waikato
Well Connected
- Main State Highway 1 runs through the centre of Franklin Country
- Main Trunk Railway line provides freight transport and passenger services to North and South
- 45 minutes to Auckland International Airport
- 60 minutes to Hamilton International Airport
- 30 minutes to Ardmore Airport servicing light commercial and recreational air traffic
- 45 minutes to Ports of Auckland
- 2 hours to Ports of Tauranga
- Home of Wired Country - an advanced broadband network
- Home of Counties Power and NZ Steel
- Water is reticulated in Pukekohe, Tuakau, Waiuku and several smaller rural areas
- Sewerage reticulation schemes in Pukekohe, Tuakau, Waiuku, Clarks Beach, Glenbrook Beach, Patumahoe, Buckland and Kingseat
- Extensive telecommunications network
Well Established
- One of NZ's fastest growing regions
- More than 56,000 people
- More than 4,000 businesses
- Average household spending is $50,177 compared with $43,682 for the whole of New Zealand
- One third of New Zealand's vegetables are grown in Franklin
- Wide variety of recreational pursuits such as horse riding, kayaking, golfing, surfing, motorsports, paragliding, off-roading, adventure sports and traditional team sports such as hockey, netball, soccer, rugby, tennis, bowls and more
- 49 schools both public and private
- Arts, crafts and cultural activities are supported by active clubs and societies
