Sunny Kaushal: Dairy and Business Owners' Group chairman says the whole community is in mourning - The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Emotions are running high ahead of today's protests following the death of Sandringham shopkeeper Janak Patel.

Hundreds of dairy and small business owners will be shutting their doors for two hours this afternoon.

There's also going to be a silent vigil outside the Prime Ministers electoral office in Mount Albert at the same time - 12.30pm.

Dairy and business owners' group chairman Sunny Kaushal says the whole community is mourning.

He told Mike Hosking that the Government needs to start listening, and start doing something to stop other lives from being lost.

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