Hello, my dear Frankies! 💜 Okay, I am way too excited about this…Frankie Fest has officially started 🎉 This idea has been living rent-free in my brain since we hit 1,000 email subscribers last year (!!!), but between the absolute chaos of 2025, I never actually stopped to celebrate it properly. And now we’ve flown well past that number (and still growing every week - thank you so much for sharing it with your people 🙏), so I thought, why not stretch out the summer vibes a little longer and...
11 days ago • 12 min read
Hello, my dear Frankies! There’s quite a bit bubbling away behind the scenes at Dear Frankie at the moment, so I thought I’d give you a little peek. First up - I recently sat down with Jess from Your Local Coffee and Bakery for a little interview about where Dear Frankie came from and how it all started. I’ll be honest…being on the other side of things was mildly terrifying and definitely confirmed what I already knew: I’m much happier writing a newsletter than talking in front of a camera 😂...
18 days ago • 11 min read
Hello, my dear Frankies! Can you believe how icy those mornings have gotten?! Secretly though, March mornings are definitely my favourite. That perfect crispness in the air, the sun rising at exactly the right time, and those stunning clear-sky sunrises we've been getting lately. It's chef's kiss. So soak it all up while it lasts! This week, we're shining a big, bright light on the absolute legends in our corner of the world. So much of what makes this community safe and connected runs on...
25 days ago • 8 min read
Hello, my dear Frankies! This week has totally reminded me how much I love Franklin. We’re honestly pretty lucky to live in this beautiful little corner of the world (I know I say this approximately 36 times a week - but it's true!) And writing Dear Frankie each week, I keep finding myself surrounded by the most inspiring people. The kind of people with gorgeous ideas AND the courage to actually do something about them. I can’t believe the rest of the world is just casually walking around...
about 1 month ago • 11 min read
Hello, my dear Frankies! There’s a lot going on in Franklin these days! This weekend alone, we’ve got Holi celebrations, Chinese New Year festivities, the annual Pukekohe Show…and those are just the headline acts! But before you dive into the events guide and start pencilling in your plans for the week, make sure you read about Danniella Bell - Waiuku’s wellness powerhouse (is “girl boss” still a thing or did we collectively retire it? 😅). She’s building a health and wellness empire and...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
Hello, my dear Frankies! I am so excited about Waiuku’s very first wellness event - The Stretch Collective’s Sunday Stretch Event! I’ve been chatting with the organiser, Danniella Bell, and seriously…how is she this impressive?! Two businesses, putting on a whole wellness event, and she’s still in her early twenties? Absolutely unhinged (in the best way). ✨ She’s got that rare mix of hustle AND heart that makes Franklin feel like its own little universe of legends, so I’m locking in a full...
about 2 months ago • 9 min read
Hello, my dear Frankies! Since starting Dear Frankie, one thing that I'm constantly blown away with, is how our community is so full of inspiring, BRAVE people who are not afraid to work hard for their dreams and build a beautiful little business - and life! - on their own terms. I’ve met so many brave, gorgeous locals who are dreaming it up, pulling it off, and somehow still showing up to school pick-up in between. It’s wildly inspiring and i honestly feel like I have a front-row seat to the...
about 2 months ago • 9 min read
Hello, my dear Frankies! So, sometimes, living in Franklin feels a bit like living in a small town movie - except instead of one main character, we’ve got heaps of local legends quietly doing cool, creative, generous things every single week. Businesses dreaming up weirdly wonderful events, community people stepping up in big ways, artists making magic in the background…it’s all happening, and half the time you only hear about it by accident. That’s actually a massive reason why I started...
2 months ago • 6 min read
Hello, my dear Frankies! I hope everyone has survived that wild weather over the last few days! I gotta say it was nice this morning waking up to the complete silence of no wind and no rain. Hopefully it stays like this and we have a glorious long weekend! This week’s newsletter has a proper main-character moment: Max from Café Queen and the wild story of the café fire - plus the even better part…Queen reopening and coming back stronger than ever 💜 I won’t spoil it here because the feature is...
2 months ago • 8 min read