John Key
John Key
John Phillip Keyis the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand, in office since 2008. He has led the New Zealand National Party since 2006...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1961
gang longer using
If you don't look for them you won't find them. The razor gang is no longer using a razor, it is using a toothpick.
human issues raise realistic record rights talk
I care about people's human rights and, as a country, we have a very proud record indeed. But I'm also realistic about what we can do... we can raise those issues with leaders and we can talk about those issues, and we do that.
believe deeply good politics
I'm not deeply ideologically driven. I believe in good center-right politics.
thinking multicultural-society people
I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society.
debt needs reliance
New Zealand as a whole needs to save more, spend less and reduce our reliance on foreign debt.
party responsibility support
We also need to remember the enduring principles on which the National Party is based – individual responsibility, support for families and communities, and a belief that the State can't and shouldn't do everything.
government environmental records
We should always measure a government's environmental rhetoric against its environmental record
helping-others trying saint
I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.
sex fruit firsts
I read a review on the Herald, it says it takes 40 minutes to get to the first sex session apparently and the whole movie only contains 11 minutes of forbidden fruit,
stupid impossible-things leader
It would be stupid of me to rule out ever being the leader because that's an impossible thing to rule out. I can't predict future events.
people world different
Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people, including New Zealanders, in several different parts of the world.
doubt world osama-bin-laden
While his removal will not necessarily bring an immediate end to terrorist activity, I have absolutely no doubt that the world is a safer place without Osama Bin Laden.
personality decision instinct
Your personality as the prime minister feeds through to what you emphasise, and what you don't, how you'll handle a situation - whether you've got the combination of intelligence or instincts to adapt and to make good decisions.
granted given goodwill
We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.