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Uffindell does shop once a month to give wife break odt.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from odt.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
National Party MP Sam Uffindel recently revealed he does the shopping, once a month, in order to "give his wife a break." In June, the Tauranga politician explained to Parliament that his monthly excursion involves donning his National party jacket, grabbing a list off his wife and heading to the supermarket. As well as taking a load off his partner, Mr Uffindell said this gives him some good publicity looking like an everyday man doing the chores. Video of the speech has attracted ridicule online for its assumptions about gender roles in the home. But how many New Zealand couples do actually still stick those assumptions about men and women's work? Reporter Louise Ternouth and Camera Operator Marika Khabazi went to the supermarket to find out. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default default/index.html?videoId=6332769627112
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