The West Auckland supermarket that was the centre of a huge fire service response last night after its chip aisle went up in flames could remain closed for up to a week.
The supermarket says it can't reopen the building until it's safe for staff and customers - which they are hoping is in the next five to seven 7 days.
While work to get the building ready for reopening is underway, police will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the blaze, which is being treated as arson.
About 60 firefighters were called to Thursday night's blaze at Countdown Henderson inside WestCity mall.
The inferno is thought to be part of a global TikTok craze; a supermarket worker spoke to the Herald about online videos where chip packets are set alight.