28 Feb 2024

Dunedin South Countdown reopens after 3 week closure

From Checkpoint, 5:24 pm on 28 February 2024

The rat plagued Dunedin South Countdown finally thrown open its doors again to humans.

It's been battling rodents since last year, but things escalated after a rat was photographed happily perched in the deli section.

The supermarket's been closed for almost 3 weeks.

Several attempts to reopen were pushed back after yet rats kept managing to infiltrate the store.

Woolworths director of stores Jason Stockill speaks to Lisa Owen.