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October 23, 2018

Two National MPs have come up with a novel way to reach out to voters.

Politics is a dog eat dog world - as National Party supporters have been reminded over the past week.

However, when it comes to eating they say food brings people together.

This knowledge has led two National MPs to try a novel way to reach out to voters.

Seven Sharp's Arrun Soma took his cutlery along to find out more in the video above.

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