Dairies and retailers around the country are about to shut up shop, protesting against crime and violence affecting front line workers.
34-year-old Janak Patel was fatally stabbed outside an Auckland dairy last Wednesday after confronting offenders trying to steal the cash register.
Three men have now been charged in relation to the robbery - but the community is still reeling, and many are outraged.
Sandringham Business Association Chairperson Jithin Chittibomma spoke to Charlotte Cook.
