The goverment and the police are fighting to shake off claims they are "soft on crime".
Small retailers are being offered a $4000 dollar payment to help cover the cost of having a fog cannon installed.
A four-million-dollar fund will also be set up to support councils in Auckland, Hamilton and Bay of Plenty to roll out crime prevention measures on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
The existing $6 million ram-raid fund will also be expanded to cover stores that have experienced aggravated robbery in the past year.
This morning the police are announcing more patrols in shopping precincts with increased reports of crime and the police also be taking a strong stance on repeat and adult offenders.
But Sunny Kaushal, a long time advocate for dairy owners and small retailers - is not impressed.
His answer is tougher penalties for offenders.
Dairies across the country closed their doors for two hours yesterday to mark the death of shop worker Janak Patel.
But while it was quiet at the shopfronts, a protest outside Jacinda Ardern's electorate office grew loud with sadness and anger.
When the Prime Minister fronted with an announcement of more Government funding for fog cannons, Ardern pushed back on accusations her government had been soft on crime.
But on Checkpoint last night the Police Minister Chris Hipkins still couldn't confirm dairy owners who apply now would get fog cannon this year.
For Janak Patel's father, Kalidas Patel change can't come soon enough.
