Dairy Owner Shutting up Shop After Two Decades, Doesn't Want to be Next
November 28, 2022
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Patel said the funding options announced by Government wasn’t enough to make him feel safe, and he will be closing his store.
“I don’t think that’s going to make any difference, nothing’s going to change,” he said. “I’ve given my best to this country, but I don’t want to be next.”
Patel earlier said “the incident that happened in Auckland is just not justified, it’s shocking and very, very sad”.
“We are working hard, we pay tax, we are loyal to the community and this country, and we don’t deserve these things.”
New Brighton local Melanie Naven said Patel leaving was “a huge loss to the community” and she hoped the Government’s retail crime prevention scheme was only the start of more support for dairy owners.