In scenes reminiscent of popular TV show Undercover Boss, New Zealand's Workplace Relations Minister has gone incognito to experience a day in the life of a Kiwi cleaner.
Iain Lees-Galloway split his time between three Auckland cleaners, Peter in the CBD, Joy at the museum and Kippy at Eden Park.
The Labour MP posed as a journalist reporting on cleaners as he got stuck into some manual labour.
So how did the Workplace Relations Minister stack up as a cleaner?
"As he was doing the vacuum ride on, he ran over a door stopper, so if he didn't run over the door stopper I would have given him a 9 out of 10," Kippy said.
"He wasn't too sure about the vacuuming and I asked him 'do you actually do the vacuuming? And he says 'no my wife would get a shock,'" Joy said.
His stunt was revealed to the three workers at an industry event.
"It was a shock, and it was a bit shocking to meet a minister, who I only see on TV," Kippy said of the big reveal.
Mr Lees-Galloway said his actions were much more than a publicity stunt.
"It's really important for policy makers to get out on the front line and see what different jobs and different industries are like.
"It helps get a feel for what impact the decisions we make actually have for people out there in the real world," he said.
Mr Lees-Galloway also gave a challenge to one of his Labour colleagues.
"David Clark, go and spend a day as a caregiver."
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