The Government's being urged to do more to stop dairies going under.

A report by Euromonitor International has found convenience store sales dropped 18 percent between 2012 and 2017.

Neil Patel is the president of the Association of Dairies, Groceries and Small Businesses and told Mike Hosking government compliance calls are very high.

"They include health and safety, ACC and PAYE, as well as the Employment and Local Body Acts, the list goes on and on."

LISTEN ABOVE AS NEIL PATEL SPEAKS TO MIKE HOSKING