Customers have been invited back to a Dunedin Countdown this morning after it was plagued by rats for more than two weeks.
Dunedin South Countdown was closed after rats were discovered earlier this month.
While it was initially supposed to be closed for 48 hours, the store’s reopening date was constantly being pushed back – as more rodents were found.
Old rat nests were found in the wall cladding, and around 26 rats had been captured since February 10.
While Dunedin South Countdown was initially supposed to be closed for 48 hours, the store’s reopening date was constantly being pushed back – as more rodents were found. (Source: Breakfast)
This morning, Woolworths New Zealand’s Director of Stores Jason Stockill said the store could reopen to customers from 8am this morning.
“We’d like to thank them for their patience as we've navigated the past couple of weeks,” he said.
“We, along with MPI and Rentokil, are confident the situation has been addressed and while it took longer than anyone wanted, we are happy to have the store open again and our team are excited to be back serving our local community.
"We’d also like to thank our Dunedin South and wider Dunedin team for their support, patience and hard work."
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