A Dunedin supermarket is closed to the public after it was visited by more rodents.
The Countdown Dunedin South store is now undergoing more pest control work.
"We believed we had addressed the issue, as there had been no evidence of rodent activity since January 28," Woolworths New Zealand director of stores Jason Stockill said in a statement. "Unfortunately, we have caught four rodents over the last few days, so it is clear we have more work to do."
Stockill said the store was closed for the next 48 hours.
The closure comes after staff said the store had been hit with a rat infestation. Countdown and the Ministry for Primary Industries insisted the problem was being treated with urgency.
That infestation became apparent to the public after a November photo leaked to the Otago Daily Times last month showed a rat in one of the supermarket's chillers.
A camera operator spotted a rat trap out the back of the supermarket during Newshub's last visit on January 26.
"While NZ Food Safety has confirmed we have been taking appropriate action to address the issue to date, it has become clear that our current plan is not working as effectively as anticipated and further measures are required," Stockill's Friday statement said.
"NZ Food Safety and Rentokil have told us the rodents are not nesting in the store and appear to be coming in from outside. We remain focussed preventing this and on capturing them if they do get in.
"Having a safe and hygienic store is incredibly important to us and we would like to apologise to our customers for any distress and inconvenience this update causes."
