Sunny Kaushal

The Dairy and Business Owners' Group say startling new retail crime figures should be a wake-up call for the government that action is urgently needed.

Police data released to the group shows retail… Audio

One of the owners of a dairy in Auckland's New Windsor suburb remains in hospital in a serious condition after a stabbing yesterday.

A 24-year-old man is due in the Auckland District Court today… Audio

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… Audio

The Government's bold smokefree plan will prevent the next generation from ever accessing tobacco - a "world first" step towards a healthier future.

Business owners say it's "dairygeddon" for stores… Audio

More small businesses have come forward with concerns police are taking too long to arrive when they call for help. Some operators in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough are among the latest to be… Audio

As well as providing people with the essentials and a smile, dairies and corner stores have long served as a community hubs. During Alert Level 4, they've become even more important, opening early and… Audio

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… Audio

Three weeks after Auckland returned to Covid-19 Alert Level 1 some businesses in the central city are still struggling to survive.

Latest figures show foot traffic is down 30 percent and spending has… Audio

Construction of Auckland's City Rail Link is well underway and don't local retailers know it. It's killing the heart of the city and turned it into a cone zone, the sound of construction replacing the… Audio

It's the beginning of the end for the original Covid-19 wage subsidy, as the 12-week, $11 billion scheme draws to a close.

The government expects close to a million people to come off the subsidy… Audio

The spat between Labour and New Zealand First ministers over arranged marriages may have moved behind closed doors but it's no closer to a resolution.

The Prime Minister has already announced that… Audio

Police are reporting a sharp drop in dairy robberies after the government dished out more than $2 million for extra security measures.

National set up a $1.8 million fund to cover half the cost of… Audio

Some Auckland dairy owners would back a ban on being allowed to sell tobacco, saying it could reduce the risk of being robbed. Early findings from a Regional Public Health survey show others would not… Audio

Since the implementation of Christy's Law, a tightening of bail in the country, more than 1000 extra people are being held in jail than granted bail.  Audio

Two people were stabbed during an armed robbery at an Auckland dairy last night. One person is still fighting for their life and the other is stable at Auckland hospital. Audio

The president of the Crime Prevention Group Sunny Kaushal updates what if anything has improved for shop owners in the face of violent robberies. Audio