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Newsletter – Winter 2024

Our winter newsletter is here! Empower your business decisions this winter with our informative newsletter, featuring: GenAI: A leap forward Changes to…

2024 Questionnaires

With another financial year over, it’s now time for you to start collating the relevant information we will need in order to…

Newsletter – Autumn 2024

Our latest newsletter empowers you to make informed decisions by providing expert guidance on vital topics. Assess your business’s viability, plan for…

Newsletter – Summer 2023

Explore the Insights of Summer: PKF Edge Newsletter is here! Discover the latest edition of PKF Edge – your gateway to informed…

Newsletter – Spring 2023

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the release of our highly anticipated Spring Newsletter! This season’s newsletter is jam-packed with valuable information…

Save the Kiwi and PKF New Zealand

We are delighted to announce that PKF New Zealand has recently entered into a sponsorship agreement with Save the Kiwi, the national…

Newsletter – Winter 2023

We are excited to announce that our latest winter newsletter is now available. Our team has been working hard to bring you…

2023 Questionnaires

Please download the relevant PDF on the right to fill out. Once completed you can email to office@pkfh.co.nz, upload to your Xero software…

Newsletter – Autumn 2023

Are you ready for autumn? We are! As we head into this beautiful season, we wanted to share our latest newsletter with…

Beware of Scams!

We’ve noted an increasing amount of cost-of-living notification scam emails circulating. Please check the email address and do not open any that…

Newsletter – Summer 2022

We hope you’re enjoying the summer so far and getting some time to relax before the holidays roll around. We know it…

National Partner of the Year 2022: PKF New Zealand

We are thrilled to announce that PKF has been named Xero National Partner of the Year 2022! We are honored to have…

National Partner Award Finalist 2022!

We are thrilled to announce that we have once again been selected as a finalist in the National Partner of the Year…

Newsletter – Winter 2022

As we head into winter, we wanted to share our latest newsletter with you. It’s packed with a lot of great information…

Telltale signs your business is in trouble

No one wants to think the worst, but if you see signs that your business may be heading downhill, you need to…

Upcoming Xero Price Changes

Xero Starter, Standard, and Premium plan prices are changing on 15 September 2022. Starter Current: $21/mo New: $23/mo Change: +$2 Standard Current:…

2022 Waikato Business Summit

  The Waikato Business Summit is an annual event that brings together business leaders, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders from across the Waikato….

Connect with Tony Alexander – Highlights and Summary

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our recent webinar, “Connect with Tony Alexander” with PKF & TMNZ. Our special guest…

Wellbeing Budget 2022

Investing approximately $5.9 billion per year – Budget 2022 aims to ensure Aotearoa New Zealand’s economic and social security for generations to…

2022 Questionnaires

Please download the relevant PDF on the right to fill out. Once completed you can email to office@pkfh.co.nz, upload to your Xero software…

COVID-19 Support Payments for Businesses

With New Zealand now experiencing it’s largest COVID-19 outbreak we are seeing more and more the impact this is having on businesses…

COVID-19 Support Payments for Employees

With the whole country now preparing for more widespread COVID-19 outbreak, we wanted to highlight the financial support that you can access…

Red Traffic Light Setting – How we are operating

With the whole country now at the red traffic light setting we wanted to let you know how our office will be…

National Partner Award Finalist 2021!

After winning National Partner of the Year at the Xero Awards 2020 we are very pleased to once again be recognised as…

Mental Health Awareness Week

This past week here at PKF Hamilton we had a week supporting Mental Health Awareness week. We raised awareness by using Korero…

COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Information

With the whole country now at Alert Level 4, we wanted to highlight the financial support that you can access to help…

COVID-19 – WE’RE WORKING FROM HOME

Whilst our physical office is currently closed, all our staff are now working from home until the lock down is lifted. We…

Wellbeing Budget 2021

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WINNER – PKF NZ is the Xero National Partner of the Year!

Despite the year that it was, 2020 was national accounting firm network, PKF New Zealand’s year! PKF were named as winners of…

Waikato Business Summit not to be missed

We are excited to bring the annual Waikato Business Summit to 2021! The Summit, now in its fifth year, will be held at…

Accessing financial support for your business

As we find ourselves jumping in and out of Alert Level 2 and 3 depending on where in the country you’re based,…

WINNER – PKF NZ is the Xero National Partner of the Year!

Despite the year that it was, 2020 was national accounting firm network, PKF New Zealand’s year! PKF were named as winners of…

Invitation to free Xero webinars

If you are an existing Xero user or are considering changing your accounting software, our two-part webinar series on Hubdoc and managing…

Additional Covid-19 support funding available

The Government announced last week that they will be providing a further $40 million for the Regional Business Partners (RBP) Network to…

SPECIAL ALERT – Latest Government Updates to Assist NZ Businesses

GRANT FUNDING FOR BUSINESSES The latest round of Government business support includes grant funding through the Regional Business Partner (RBP) programme. Sound business continuity…

Zoom or Teams? What’s the best collaboration platform for you and your business?

PKF International has put together this blog post about collaboration platforms Microsoft Teams and Zoom. If you’re yet to decide which is…

Guest blog: NZ economic update

Former Waikato Chamber of Commerce chief executive Chris Simpson is our guest blogger today. Now head of corporate affairs for Templeton Group,…

A reminder from IRD: No cheques from March 1

We thought it would be handy to post this timely reminder from IRD to ensure you aren’t caught out by the changes….

Starting the new year on top… of Africa!

PKF Hamilton co-director Bernard Lamusse is known for his adventurous spirit. These holidays, his intrepid travels took him to Africa.    …

CK Treeworks credits PKF with helping them grow their business

When Ben Cronin-Kneebone started as an arborist more than 20 years ago he never imagined he would start his own business, and…

Director’s blog: Bernard’s Camino de Santiago adventure

By Bernard Lamusse It’s certainly not all work and no play here at PKF Hamilton! We all work hard and we recognise…

Trust and understanding the key to client relationships

Just as the long-term relationship between PKF and Community Waikato is built on trust and understanding, so too are Community Waikato’s relationships…

2019 Budget Briefing

PKF Bredin McCormack Rewcastle director Jono Bredin has today produced this handy Budget briefing full of key outtakes about highlights, priority spending and tax. Click…

Silicon Valley – a synopsis of what success looks like

An occasional paper by Waikato Chamber of Commerce CEO Chris Simpson Basically, how it came to be Because WW2 + Cold War…

Director spotlight: Matthew Fulton

At PKF Hamilton, we love working with clients and getting to know them. So, we think it’s only fair that you get…

Worst kept secret confirmed: Tax Working Group recommends Capital Gains Tax

The Tax Working Group (TWG) has today released their final report which has confirmed close to 100 specific recommendations across New Zealand’s…

Fair Pay Agreements – the lowdown

The Government formed a Fair Pay Agreement Working Group to provide recommendations on the design of a sector-level bargaining system, in order…

Contactless Eftpos: what’s right for your business?

The great debate Contactless payments have gathered momentum over the past few years. This has seen Visa and Mastercard benefit from Kiwis…

PKF and Robertson Fulton join to create larger mid-market accounting firm

Waikato chartered accounting and business advisory firms PKF Hamilton and Robertson Fulton have merged, creating a larger mid-market presence in the region…

Business Summit brings industry leaders together

Business leaders from around the region will meet in Hamilton this month to hear from a who’s who of business about the…

Workplace policies, by Dale Adamson

PKF Francis Aickin has an ongoing commitment to an open team culture leading to a productive, successful workplace. Consequently, they attended a…

‘PKF more than just accounting’: Waikato entrepreneurs

It’s been years in the making, but now the Jacson Cube® has won a national award and is receiving interest from around…

PKF provides support to Breastmates

When Franny McInnes was on maternity leave she had a bit of extra time and decided to make decorations for her baby’s…

Should board members be paid? How much? Have your say

This snap survey, about Charity and Not-For-Profit boards, will take you less than 5 minutes to complete and will provide the sector with…

Good math and sound advice brings about new medical centre

Glenview Medical Centre has technically been around since 1975

Guest opinion: Time for Waikato’s councils to amalgamate?

Chris Simpson, CEO Waikato Chamber of Commerce, asks if it’s time

Teamwork reaps success for CBD Developments

CBD Developments has been shaking things up in Hamilton’s

XU Magazine

  Second Issue of PKF New Zealand XU Magazine! This is our Second co-edition with the Quarterly Xero User Magazine XU  …

Trusts, the whys and wherefores

By Dale Adamson You may have a family trust or be told you need one, or even be a trustee of a…

How a merger was made easier with a Xero practice management solution

  Streamlining practice operations with

Staff profile: Johann van Loggerenberg

At PKF Hamilton, we love working with clients and getting to know them. So, we thought it’s only fair that you get…

Director profile: Steven Stark

Steven Stark is one of our Directors here at PKF Hamilton. We love getting to know our clients, so we thought it’s…

PKF a ‘one-stop firm’

Nigel Smith feels so much a part of the PKF Hamilton family that when he calls in to the Victoria St office,…

Family owned business succession, by Eddie Aickin

Family owned businesses (“FOBs”) are big contributors to the NZ economy, and there are many examples in our own community. Those families…

XU Magazine – Issue 15

New – first Issue of PKF New Zealand XU Magazine! This is our first co-edition with the Quarterly Xero User Magazine XU…

BDO Waikato is now PKF Hamilton

Background Earlier this year we made a decision to leave the BDO network and have subsequently elected to join another international network…