COUNTDOWN TROLLEY FOUND IN MOSGIEL, ELEVEN KILOMETRES FROM ANY COUNTDOWN

A Woolworths trolley belonging to the Dunedin Central store has been found abandoned in a Mosgiel front yard, eleven kilometres from the nearest branch and well outside what staff describe as "the realistic perimeter".

The trolley was discovered on Gladstone Road North by homeowner Marlene Petrie, 71, who said it had appeared overnight between her hydrangea and the wheelie bin. "I thought it was the neighbour's at first. Then I remembered the neighbour doesn't shop in town. He goes to the Mosgiel New World like a normal person."

A Woolworths spokesperson confirmed the trolley was "part of the fleet" but declined to speculate on how it had crossed the Caversham bypass. "Our trolleys are fitted with wheel locks that activate beyond the carpark boundary," they said. "This one appears to have had a go anyway."

Local student Heath Brunton, 20, told The Daily Yarn he'd seen "a trolley going down Lookout Point" sometime last weekend but hadn't thought much of it. "Two blokes were pushing it. One was inside. They had a slab. Looked committed."

Marlene has left the trolley on the verge with a note reading "NOT MINE — PLEASE COLLECT". As of Thursday afternoon, a second trolley has joined it.