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“Don't sweat the small stuff.” That's the message cops have been given about shoplifting. And the powers-that-be can say as much as they like about their memo to staff about only bothering with shoplifting worth more than $500 not being worded as well as it could have been, but the message is very clear. You steal stuff worth less than $500 and you're going to get off scot-free. If I was a retailer, I'd be really brassed off. I'd be brassed off with the cops and I'd be brassed off with the Police Minister, who is no longer doing interviews about retail crime, apparently. This is the guy who made a career out of sending off media releases every time there was a ram raid. This is the guy who promised the crims would be scared of him and his coalition government, because the free ride for crims was about to end. This is the Mark Mitchell who said this two years ago, when he was in Opposition: “While retail crime incidents have more than doubled since 2018, fewer offenders are being held accountable for their actions. Despite an enormous spike in retail offending under Labour, the number of convictions for this type of offending have decreased. “Staggeringly, this drop in convictions coincides with skyrocketing incidents of retail crime. Offenders are simply not being held to account by a Labour government which has been nothing except soft on crime.” So if I was a retailer, I'd be angry. I'd also be very worried. In fact, even if I worked in retail —not necessarily owned a shop, but worked in a shop on the daily— I'd be worried. Because I'd know that even if I saw someone nicking stuff and I called them out on it, they'd just tell me to go to hell. “What're you gonna do? Call the cops?” Sunny Kaushal, who used to run the Dairy & Business Owners Group and now chairs the Government's advisory group on retail crime, says other countries have taken this approach and it's gone very badly. Quite rightly, he says that it “emboldens” criminals. Makes them even more brazen, because they know nothing's going to happen. Which is why —if I was someone who likes to go into shops and help myself to stuff— I'd be very happy. Because the police writing this stuff down and it getting out means retail criminals have a licence to do what they want. They can go into your local supermarket and walk out the door with $490 worth of groceries. You picture $490 worth of groceries in a trolley at Pak n Save and someone walking out the door without paying, knowing the police won't be coming anytime soon. Pretty much flipping the bird at anyone who tries to stop them. Now I'm realistic and I know, just like you do, that the chance of the police turning up is less likely than it used to be. And yes, they've probably always had a cut-off point where they decide something's too small fry to investigate. Which is fine, but, making it an explicit instruction or suggestion not to investigate unless the stuff nicked is worth more than $500, is a major cock-up by the police. And I don't know if there's any coming back from it. Because, even if the Police Minister showed some fortitude and told the police to ditch this approach to retail crime, we know that even then the likelihood of the police getting involved in this lower-level retail crime would be pretty low. Because they just don't have the resources. Which tells me that, despite tough talking from politicians, the battle against retail crime is a losing battle. And if it's not a losing battle, it's a battle we've already lost. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dairy owners say they're seeing the Government's tough on crime approach make practical impacts. The Government's claiming it's already exceeded its goal of 20 thousand fewer victims of violent crime, well before its 2029 deadline. It admits the data is volatile and subject to change. Dairy and Business Owners Group Chairperson Manish Thakkar told Ryan Bridge he's seeing less violent crime in its stores. He says there's still work to do, but thanks the Government for its work so far. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Praise from a vocal retail crime critic and ministerial advisor over the Government's strategies to curb crime rates. New data shows ram raids halved last year while violent crime dropped 2%. However, overall retail crime increased 12%. Dairy and Business Owners Group Chair Sunny Kaushal told Andrew Dickens it will take time, but the tougher approach is working. He says retailers and dairy owners have lived in fear every day for years, and people are feeling the difference between the two governments. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two industry groups are joining forces to demand more help from the government and police to fight retail crime saying too much emphasis is put on businesses protecting themselves. The Motor Trade Association and the Dairy and Business Owners Group have formed the Alliance; Safer Shops. It's pushing for greater protection for service stations, dairies and liquor stores saying they are under constant threat of crime and violence, which can leave hard working kiwis physically injured and mentally scarred. Dairy and Business Owners Group Vice Chair Ash Parmar spoke to Lisa Owen.

The chair of the government's new retail crime advisory group says he will hold the government to account on its law and order policies for victims of retail crime. The Ministerial Advisory Group will talk to victims, workers, business owners, retail experts, and advocacy groups over the next two years, and come up with specific policy proposals. Sunny Kaushal - who is also chair of the Dairy and Business Owners Group - spoke to Charlotte Cook.

The Government has launched a new initiative designed to reduce the impact of retail crime. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith confirmed the Ministerial Advisory Group will speak with victims and business owners to form proposals on reducing offending. This will be led by Dairy and Business Owners Group chair Sunny Kaushal - who says he's grateful the Government is taking the issue seriously. "No one deserves to go to work and end up in hospital - or much worse - so we believe this is something that can be solved." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dairy owners want more power to make citizens arrests.   The Government's committed to passing four pieces of law and order legislation in the next quarter.   It includes allowing police to ban gang patches, confiscate firearms, more efficiency in the courts, and more rehabilitation for on-remand prisoners.   Chair of the Dairy and Business Owners Group Sunny Kaushal told Mike Hosking that it's a great move.   But he also wants business owners, security guards, and law-abiding citizens to be able to take action when they see crimes.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you think Chris Cahill from the Police Association is talking out of his ear, well, he's not. And I've got a story to prove it.  And it shows just how nuts this blanket cost-cutting right across the public sector really is, especially when it comes to the Police.  On the very day that we're finding out how much of a problem retail crime is in New Zealand. This is courtesy of stats obtained by the Dairy and Business Owners Group, using the Official Information Act.  Sunny Kaushall, who chairs the group, says we are dealing with a crime emergency. More than 400 retail crimes reported every day on average last year - with six retail staff a day complaining to police they had been violently or sexually assaulted on the job.   And, at the same time, we've got the Police Association saying that a freeze on hiring back-office staff —or non-sworn officers, as they're known— is already causing backlogs and delays and all that's going to do is make it harder for the Government to implement its tough-on-crime policies.  Chris Cahill says it's non-sworn police staff who do things like answer 111 and 105 calls and prepare police files for court.   He says when these jobs can't be done by non-sworn staff, it takes police officers off the street. Off the beat. Takes them away from dealing with the 77,000 mental health callouts they get each year - which, on their own, take-up about three hours of police time, per callout.   He says when you don't have enough non-sworn staff, you don't have enough sworn police officers to deal with crime because they're back at base doing essential behind-the-scenes donkey work.   And Chris Cahill isn't just making this stuff up to suit his cause. Or the cause of the police staff he represents. Because I've got an example of where this very thing has happened.  In the UK, guess how many police officers are having to work away from the frontline because of cost-cutting? Because there aren't enough back-office staff, so cops —instead of being out on patrol— are stuck in police stations? Guess how many?   6,000. 6,000 officers working away from the frontline, filling gaps because of cost-cutting.   And this is not a union person or a brassed-off cop talking about this. It's the head of the National Police Chiefs Council in Britain saying it. And the problem dates back to 2010 when the British government slashed police budgets.   Which, like we're seeing here, meant less police staff behind the scenes. Doing all the stuff essential to keep the police force operating.   And so, because of that, police chiefs in Britain have had to take officers away from the frontline. And not just a few. Right now, in Britain, there are 6,000 police officers who should be out dealing with crime, working behind the scenes because of budget cuts.  And the thing our government needs to take particular notice of, is that —even though more money has gone into the police in Britain in recent years— the force is still playing catch-up, even though these cuts started 14 years ago.    Which means that any cuts to our police force now, will have a long-term effect - even if we get to a point where there is more money to invest. The cost-cutting tail is very long. Which is why I think the Government needs to wake-up and give the Police an exemption from this obsessive cost-cutting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A business leader says there's a retail crime emergency.   Police data shows more than 400 retail crimes were reported a day last year, with six staff a day complaining to police they'd been assaulted.   There were more than 2000 assaults on retail workers over the course of the year, including almost 400 sexual assaults, a 20% increase from 2022.   Dairy and Business Owners Group chair Sunny Kaushal told Mike Hosking that the figures reveal there's a reported retail crime, on average, every three and a half minutes.   He believes real crime figures would be much higher as most crime goes unreported.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dairy owners don't appear to be aware of a campaign by tobacco companies to save convenience stores. The Save Our Stores campaign features apparent dairy owners who warn that rules coming into effect next year, will force some out of business. The Dairy and Business Owners Group which represents around 6000 businesses says they have nothing to do with it. And in Wellington today, dairies spoken to by RNZ said they hadn't even heard of it. Krystal Gibbens reports.

As we all know there are lies, damn lies and statistics. Just read the New Zealand Herald series on the claims and counter claims being made by National and Labour around crime and you'll be left none the wiser as to whether crime is indeed out of control in New Zealand and whether Labour is indeed soft on crime. For example, Labour has claimed youth offending is down 60 percent over the past decade, the data used to make that claim is from the Ministry of Justice, looking at the total number of children and young people charged in court. While it does indeed show a significant drop over the past decade, it's also a measure of how often police choose to prosecute. So rather than show that youth offending has decreased. It shows how few times police are choosing to prosecute. There's a big difference.   Sunny Kaushal, chair of the Dairy and Business Owners Group says this year already, and we're only at the beginning of August,  a massive of 45,046 offences have been reported to police to by retailers and they've made just over 1000 arrests. So, 45,046 offences reported leading to just over 1,000 arrests at 2.3 percent. He says it's out of control and he's seen that coming for a while. Watching people march out with this righteous kind of, ‘you can't touch me and entitled attitude'. Watching them March out with a trolley full of goods, with their entitled bloody attitude, ignoring common decency and the ties that bind us, and indeed the rules of the land leaves me feeling powerless. When they aren't even brought to account for their crimes, that leaves me bloody angry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As retail crime continues to surge, most offenders appear to be getting away scot-free. Latest Police figures released to the Dairy and Business Owners Group show a record 125,000 retail crime offences were reported last year - a number likely to be surpassed this year. Only about 2.3 percent of those reports are resulting in arrests. Dairy and Business Owners Group Chair Sunny Kaushal told Mike Hosking that compares to about 50-percent of reports back in 2015. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As retail crime continues to surge, most offenders appear to be getting away scot-free. Latest Police figures released to the Dairy and Business Owners Group show a record 125,000 retail crime offences were reported last year - a number likely to be surpassed this year. Only about 2.3 percent of those reports are resulting in arrests. Dairy and Business Owners Group Chair Sunny Kaushal told Mike Hosking that compares to about 50-percent of reports back in 2015. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another day and another rushed law and order policy announcement from Labour. Yesterday's one was the third this week, and pretty much focused on ram raids and what to do with 12 and 13-year-old kids who get involved in them. As the week's gone on, I've thought Labour's policy announcements have been pretty lame and yesterday's was no exception. Labour thinks treating 12 and 13-year-olds as criminals is going to stop them driving cars through shop windows and helping themselves to whatever they find inside. I think it's dreaming. First of all, these kids are going to be allowed to do one ram raid before they face the type of consequences Labour is talking about. So what's that? Two strikes and you're out? Secondly, it's all very well these kids going to the Youth Court and getting bail or limping around the place with an ankle bracelet on, but how does that change the environment they're living in? It makes no difference at all. And as for this dream politicians seem to have, that one-size-fits-all law and order policies are a deterrent. Do you really think that's going to be the case when it comes to 12-year-olds and 13-year-olds? Of course it isn't. Especially when they know they can do it once and get away with it before things get really heavy and they're off to the Youth Court. About a month ago, I said I didn't support what the Dairy and Business Owners Group was calling for, when they were saying that it was hopeless targeting young offenders and that it's their parents who should carry the can. As we know, their members - the people who own and run dairies and other retail outlets - had a complete gutsful of ratbags getting away with ram raiding and nicking stuff from their shops. They were focussed on kids aged around 14, and were saying that they wanted the parents of these kids made legally responsible for what their kids are getting up to. I said at the time that I didn't support that because I thought it would do nothing to teach these 14-year-olds about consequences for their actions. They'd just keep playing up because they'd know that it'd be Mum or Dad carrying the can. But I reckon 12 and 13-year-olds are different. I reckon 12 and 13-year-olds are probably more likely to be saved from a life of crime than someone just that little bit older. I am a realist and I know that some kids - tragically - are on a path that it's very difficult to get them off. Nevertheless, instead of treating these kids as criminals, as Labour says it wants to, I reckon they should be taking a leaf out of the dairy owners' book and, instead of sending these kids to court, they should be sending their parents to court.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dairy and Business Owners Group says shop owners should be allowed to defend themselves without being charged. Chair Sunny Kaushal spoke with Police Minister Ginny Andersen today. He says she was receptive to some suggestions. Kaushal says currently, people can be charged for injuring others while defending themselves. He says the threshold should be higher. "The Act has not been changed, and that was done for a different New Zealand. Now, if you see the current situation, the dairy owners- if they try to protect themselves, they get charged." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Tim Wilson from Maxim Institute and Radio Hauraki's Matt Heath joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! The latest Talbot Mills corporate poll has the Labour Government down five percentage points to 31, and National up one point on 36. Is this the beginning of the end for Labour, or a one-off? The Dairy and Business Owners Group chair has spoken to Police Minister Ginny Andersen today, saying shop owners should be able to defend themselves without being charged. Should dairy owners be exempt from self-defence charges? Would it mean police turn up quicker if they know things are more likely to escalate? Is the appointment of New Zealand's first Grocery Commissioner important for the sector?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dairy and Business Owners Group says shop owners should be allowed to defend themselves without being charged. Chair Sunny Kaushal spoke with Police Minister Ginny Andersen today. He says she was receptive to some suggestions. Kaushal says currently, people can be charged for injuring others while defending themselves. He says the threshold should be higher. "The Act has not been changed, and that was done for a different New Zealand. Now, if you see the current situation, the dairy owners- if they try to protect themselves, they get charged." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another example of brazen violence in broad daylight in Auckland. A dairy owner's wife and a customer have been treated in hospital after being attacked by two hammer-wielding robbers at Jyoti's Dairy in Mt Roskill yesterday. Dairy and Business Owners Group chair Sunny Kaushal is frustrated that business owners no longer feel safe operating as criminals have no fear of law enforcement. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If I owned a dairy, I might think very differently. But I don't and, maybe, that's why I can't say that I agree with what the Dairy and Business Owners Group is calling for. They've had a gutsful of what they're describing as “14-year-old ratbags” getting away with nicking stuff and ram raiding their shops. There's all the violence involved too. And so they're saying that, if the kids are getting away with it because they're not old enough to be charged, then attention needs to turn to the parents of these kids and they should be made legally responsible for what these ratbags are getting up to. Now I agree with the dairy owners that something has to change. Because they don't need to tell us how much they're at their wits end. Who wouldn't be after not only the extremely violent cases of retail crime we've seen, where dairy workers and owners have lost their lives, but also the tedious relentless attacks. Whether it be ram raids, armed hold-ups or just general shoplifting. But even knowing how desperate these people are for something to change, I don't think it would be a good idea if we started charging parents for crimes committed by their kids. If we did start making parents liable, it would do nothing to teach these kids about consequences. They'd just keep on doing what they're doing because they'd know that Mum and Dad would carry the can. Mum and Dad would carry the blame. And just like not all of these kids will be rotten to the core, not all of the parents who would be targetted by this approach would necessarily be bad and to blame for what goes on, either. Sure, there are plenty of hopeless parents out there who have no qualms about their kids breaking the law. They were probably the same when they were young. And, for some parents, it will just be what they've known for as long as they can remember. But not every parent of a misbehaving kid is a drongo. Some parents are at their wits end trying to understand why their kids are doing what they're doing, because it's not what they've been used to in their lives. I remember talking to one guy whose wife was terrified that Oranga Tamariki was about to come and take one of their kids away because they were really young and getting into all sorts of strife, and being brought home by the police time-and-time again. This guy just didn't know what to do. He had no answers and he couldn't understand why his kid was behaving the way they were. How could you justify charging someone like that for something their child gets up to? He was providing a loving home environment. He was trying his absolute best to get his child back on the straight and narrow. What was he guilty of? Absolutely nothing. Yet the Dairy Owners Group would say that, because his kid is too young to be charged, he should be the one facing consequences. What's more, if these kids can't be controlled now, how would charging their parents make any difference? It wouldn't. If someone has such low respect for authority and such disrespect for their community, that they're fine with their kids out running amok committing crimes, then that attitude's hardly going to change if they have a few charges thrown at them, is it? And if a parent is doing everything they can to get their kid under control - and by doing that is showing that they do have respect for authority and respect for their community - then why should they face charges? They shouldn't.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dairy owners are vying for a place on a scaled-back list of retailers who will hold on to their smoked tobacco licence by the year's end. Only one in 10 shops who currently sell cigarettes will still be able to by next July - a cutback from 6000 dairies to 600. It's part of the bid to make New Zealand smokefree by 2025, but despite that goal being embarked upon as far back as 2011, some shop owners feel 'sprung upon', due to the late rush of policy change. It is a double edged sword. In some cases cigarette sales revenue accounts for up to half of a dairy's revenue stream - and a spot on the list is a lifeline. But with 230 ram raids in the first four months of this year, security concerns are rife for those who will continue being able to sell cigarettes, causing some, like Pukekohe's Lochview Dairy owner Ravi Singh, to opt out - despite the crushing financial losses. Dairy and Business Owners Group chair Sunny Kaushal is leading a group of concerned owners to Parliament tomorrow, urging for more clarity over the reduced list, which is set to be decided by November.

Victims of retail crime are getting a further $9 million in support. Police minister Ginny Andersen has made the announcement, topping up the crime prevention fund to $15 million . It goes towards the likes of fog cannons, security sirens and CCTV systems. Dairy and Business Owners Group chair Sunny Kaushal joined Tim Dower to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victims of retail crime are getting a further $9 million in support. Police minister Ginny Andersen has made the announcement, topping up the crime prevention fund to $15 million . It goes towards the likes of fog cannons, security sirens and CCTV systems. Dairy and Business Owners Group chair Sunny Kaushal joined Tim Dower to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are growing concerns about Ginny Andersen as the new Police Minister. Andersen is the second-lowest ranking member of Cabinet with only two months in the role prior to this appointment. Dairy and Business Owners Group chair Sunny Kaushal didn't expect this choice, as he'd hoped Hipkins would pick someone with a higher ranking and more experience to be a Cabinet minister. Sunny Kaushal says the Prime Minister choosing a low-ranked Cabinet member with limited experience to be Police Minister shows the Government doesn't plan to take crime seriously.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwis have set up a Givealittle page to raise money for Janak Patel's family following his tragic death.  After Auckland dairy worker Janak Patel was fatally stabbed in Sandringham following a man who stole cash from Rose Cottage Superette in November, over $100,000 has been donated to the family.  Dairy and Business Owners Group chair Sunny Kaushal says that the family is grateful to everyone who donated to the Givealittle fund, and the public support draws attention to crime being out of control. "This needs to be dealt with with urgency and force, and it starts with admitting we have a problem. The crime is not some academic issue, it impacts real people. So that's what the feeling is across the nation." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dairy workers continue to sing the same tune, saying violent robberies won't stop unless the Government gets tough on crime. A Hamilton dairy worker has had his thumb and finger reattached after machete wielding robbers attacked him in his store over the weekend. Dairy and Business owners group Chair Sunny Kaushal says they met with Police Minister Chris Hipkins two months ago and nothing has changed. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Questions to Ministers INGRID LEARY to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government responding to changing economic conditions in New Zealand and globally? NICOLA WILLIS to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, who said yesterday that "we've got too much home-grown inflation"; if so, what additional steps, if any, is the Government considering to reduce pressure on home-grown inflation? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: Does he consider that current immigration policies are fair and equitable towards migrant families? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister of Education: What reports has he seen about trends in the number of New Zealanders in apprenticeships? ERICA STANFORD to the Minister of Immigration: Does he stand by all his statements and actions? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister of Conservation: What announcements have been made about supporting community-led conservation projects? CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Police: What changes will the Government make to its response to retail crime, after the fatal stabbing of a dairy worker in Sandringham last night, if any, and will the Government now remove the criterion that a retailer must first be a victim of crime in order for them to access funding from the Retail Crime Prevention Programme? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Minister for the Environment: Will he undertake any specific actions to ensure the resource management reforms have the active consent of tangata whenua, in response to concerns expressed from tangata whenua leaders regarding the Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill; if so, what are those actions? Dr TRACEY McLELLAN to the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications: What recent announcements has he made about improving rural connectivity in some of New Zealand's most remote locations? Hon MARK MITCHELL to the Minister of Police: Does he agree with the Dairy and Business Owners Group, who said, "The country is becoming lawless … Running a business in this country has become very difficult"; if not, why? Dr ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation: How is the Government supporting a future-focused research system? SIMON WATTS to the Minister of Local Government: Does she stand by her statement made in the House yesterday that the establishment of the principles of Te Mana o te Wai "included a number of stakeholder groups: rural community; yes, Federated Farmers; it included industry users; it included horticulturalists, as well as iwi"; if so, why can only mana whenua submit Te Mana o te Wai statements under the Government's three waters reforms?

Well, I suspect many of us would've had the same reaction when we saw the news alerts on our phones last night. That a retailer had been stabbed to death in a store. And that was thinking, we knew this was going to happen. Because we did, didn't we?  With all those ram raids, daylight robberies, tobacco thefts, we could see this coming.  I'm not going to lay blame on anyone for this other the person who did it. Because no one put the knife in their hand. They did it, it's their fault. But I'm talking about the politics of this. Because this is very, very bad for the Government, but especially for Jacinda Ardern.  The public fury at what's happening to our shopkeepers and shops is at fever pitch. We have bystanders now chasing and confronting robbers in baklavas out of sheer frustration at the fact that the authorities seem to not be doing enough. People are going to be very angry that it has now claimed a life. And they will blame the Government because it is the Government they look to, to do something.  And nothing has been done other than a pitifully slow roll out of bollards to a handful of shops. It doesn't help Labour that they are perceived as ‘soft on crime'. They've repealed the three strikes law, they've given millions to the Mongrel Mob, they've emptied the prisons, and they've admitted jail is not a solution for them.  This murder couldn't have happened in a worse place for Jacinda Ardern, because it's in her electorate. These are her people, who voted her into Parliament personally. So where is she? Once again, missing in action.  The smart politics would've been to put her on the first plane out of Auckland this morning. To be seen on the ground with these people, showing she cares and showing that her Government will take this matter in hand and fix it. But she didn't do that. In fact even in Hamilton today, which has become a centre of ram raiding, she didn't visit one retailer that had been ram raided. Sunny Kaushal of the Dairy and Business Owners Group has asked her for an urgent meeting.   She's dismissed it, says he met with Chris Hipkins three weeks ago. Apparently that'll have to do, as if a man in a shop hasn't just been murdered.  This is bad for the Government and Jacinda that this murder happened last night. But what's worse is that they aren't doing anything to signal that they actually care today. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fatal stabbing of an Auckland dairy worker is being described as inevitable and entirely preventable. An offender entered Sandringham's Rose Cottage Superette about 8 last night, armed with a knife and took the cash register. The worker was stabbed, later dying in hospital from his injuries.   The offender is currently on the run. Dairy and Business Owners Group chair Sunny Kaushal joined Kerre Woodham. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sunny Kaushal, Chair of the Dairy and Business Owners Group, has been saying it for ages. This is a quote from an interview he gave some months ago. “Be under no illusion, it's just a matter of time before someone is killed or seriously injured and the Government will be to blame because they've taxed cigarettes to be worth more than a bottle of whiskey.”   That was when he was talking about the cigarette taxes.  There are also numerous times he's warned that with the ram raids, it will also only be a matter of time before somebody is killed and Sunny was right. Last night, a neighbourhood dairy in Sandringham was robbed at knifepoint. The person behind the counter was stabbed and later died in hospital of their wounds.  Of course somebody was going to be killed. You cannot have this level of lawlessness, this level of disregard for property and people without the inevitability of somebody being killed.   This is entirely on the Government and its softly, softly approach with criminals and lawbreakers.  I am really, really angry this morning. It is utterly needless.  It's been like watching a car crash in slow motion. Of course this was going to happen. It was simply a matter of time. And the naysayers say well, what are you going to do about? I'd do exactly what Mark Mitchell has suggested. Ban the gang patches. Don't allow them to associate together. Get tough on the truants and the parents who allow their kids to truant. Start having consequences for actions. Throw out the violent, aggressive tenants and the Kainga Ora establishments. Give those rooms to the people on the social housing list. Start having meaningful consequences for actions. This didn't happen overnight. We've seen, basically, civil society eroded over the past few years, and enough is enough. There's got to be a line in the sand, and unfortunately, it took the death of an innocent for that to happen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government and small retailers have agreed on a couple of measures to combat youth offending, as ramraids and retail crime continue. Police Minister Chris Hipkins met the Dairy Owners and Business Group in Auckland this morning. Group Chair Sunny Kaushal says on top of a tough approach to crime - they want better cameras and a boost to funding. "Businesses across the country have been facing this wave of crime, and it's not stopping. We tabled eight point initiatives to reduce these attacks on businesses, from dairies to jewellery stores." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dairy and Business Owners Group is meeting with Chris Hipkins today, as ram raids and thefts continue to plague businesses. Several more Auckland businesses were struck on Monday night, with youths smashing their way into eateries and leaving a trail of damage behind. Group Chair Sunny Kaushal says with the Government's inaction and failure to stop the crimes, he believes the meeting with the Police Minister is crucial. In late August, Chris Hipkins told Police to move faster on allocating funding from the crime prevention fund, to help shops install security measures, but only two businesses have received it since then. Kaushal wants hard questions to be asked this morning. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dairy and Business Owners Group is meeting with Chris Hipkins today, as ram raids and thefts continue to plague businesses. Several more Auckland businesses were struck on Monday night, with youths smashing their way into eateries and leaving a trail of damage behind. Group Chair Sunny Kaushal says with the Government's inaction and failure to stop the crimes, he believes the meeting with the Police Minister is crucial. In late August, Chris Hipkins told Police to move faster on allocating funding from the crime prevention fund, to help shops install security measures, but only two businesses have received it since then. Kaushal wants hard questions to be asked this morning. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The retail sector is still feeling angry and unsupported by police and the Government. Back in August, Chris Hipkins told police to move faster on allocating money from a $6 million crime prevention fund for shops to install bollards and other security measures. But only seven businesses have so far received funding. Dairy and Business Owners Group Chairman Sunny Kaushal told Kate Hawkesby it's quite disappointing. “They have not been even been able to spend 2 percent of the fund. And the seven businesses that they're talking about — five of them were given by us to police as a pilot programme, so no progress has been made.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police have updated us today on how they're helping our retailers fight crime. They're very excited, saying since May, 40 stores have had assessments completed, and 5 have had installations completed. That's anything from fog cannons, sirens and bollards. With us now is Sunny Kaushal, the Chair of the Dairy and Business Owners Group. LISTEN ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dairy owners fear someone will die as ram raids surge. There's been a 400 percent increase in the crime in the last five years, with the Police Minister revealing it's happened 129 times since May. Chris Hipkins has also confirmed almost all of these people are under 18 years old, with the median age being 15. Dairy and Business Owners Group Chair Sunny Kaushal told Kate Hawkesby we need a solution now. He says if we don't get on top of this soon, we will create a generation where crime is normalised. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dairy owners fear someone will die as ram raids surge. There's been a 400 percent increase in the crime in the last five years, with the Police Minister revealing it's happened 129 times since May. Chris Hipkins has also confirmed almost all of these people are under 18 years old, with the median age being 15. Dairy and Business Owners Group Chair Sunny Kaushal told Kate Hawkesby we need a solution now. He says if we don't get on top of this soon, we will create a generation where crime is normalised. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smaller grocery players are casting doubts on the latest moves by the supermarket giants.Foodstuffs has followed its rival Woolworths, in announcing a wholesale service for smaller operators.It follows concerns about the current grocery duopoly.Dairy and Business Owners Group chairman Sunny Kaushal told Tim Dower many of the problems won't be fixed, until the duopoly ends.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smaller grocery players are casting doubts, on the latest moves by the supermarket giants.Foodstuffs has followed its rival Woolworths, in announcing a wholesale service for smaller operators.It follows concerns about the current grocery duopoly.Dairy and Business Owners Group chairman Sunny Kaushal told Tim Dower many of the problems won't be fixed, until the duopoly ends.LISTEN ABOVE

Between 15 and 20 ram raids are said to be happening each week across the country. That's according to the Dairy and Business Owners Group - which is demanding more action. Last night saw at least three more stores targeted in Auckland - in Titirangi and Mairangi Bay. Three cars drove into Ormiston Town Centre the night before, and a group of men used a weapon to smash inside WestCity Mall. The apparent surge in violent shop crime has seen retailers resorting to private security and self-defence lessons. They fear authorities won't crack down until someone is killed. Katie Todd has the story.

The Dairy and Business Owners Group are calling for resignations from the Ministers of Police and Justice Ministers.Police call-out response times have more than tripled in some regions over the past five years.In Auckland, the average wait time has ballooned from less than half an hour to almost two hours.Chair Sunny Kaushal told Andrew Dickens both ministers have failed miserably and aren't taking accountability.“We would like to be safe, we would like to feel safer. The dairy owners and business owners – they should not be living in such a fear every day.”LISTEN ABOVE

The Greens want an immediate rent freeze and rent controls for the future.Co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, but Ardern said the plan wouldn't work.Davidson said that she would still push for the plan to become law.Meanwhile, the Dairy and Business Owners Group have called the resignations of Police Minister Poto Williams and Justice Minister Kris Faafoi.It comes after it was revealed that the response time for police has increased.Auckland in particular has seen response times go from around half an hour to up to two hours.Listen above as Nick Leggett and Simon Wilson discuss this and the rest of the day's news with Heather du Plessis-Allan above

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Dairies are frustrated new Covid-19 provisions for supermarket workers, like vaccine priority and Police support, aren't being extended to smaller grocers. Sunny Kaushal, chair of the Dairy and Business Owners Group, told Morning Report he doesn't want dairies to be an afterthought. "There are some 4000 owner operator dairies and service stations across the nation, if you look at from Kaitaia to Bluff. We are everywhere Kiwis need us to be."