Prime Minister John Key gave honest, sometimes painfully so, answers in an online chat today.Answering questions from people on the stuff website today, he said his favourite television shows were the Biggest Loser, Desperate Housewives, and Grey's Anatom
Prime Minister John Key gave honest, sometimes painfully so, answers in an online chat today.
Answering questions from people on the stuff website today, he said his favourite television shows were the Biggest Loser, Desperate Housewives, and Grey's Anatomy.
His music ranged from Taylor Swift to Stan Walker -- though his son downloaded it for him.
Mr Key was asked about everything from abortion, drugs, gangs, the national cycleway, the cost of living, to what he was having for lunch -- a cheese toastie -- during the hour-long chat.
Many questions were more personal such as what he was doing for Christmas and what presents he wanted -- a Big Bertha golf driver and a Gulfstream V business jet aircraft, "but I'm not so hopeful about that one".
Christmas was normally with relatives in Christchurch eating crayfish and turkey, but this year his family was going to England for his niece's wedding, then to Hawaii.
Another question was what three possessions were most vital, the answer; his smartphone, running shoes and eftpos card.
And which MP would he prefer to be stuck on a desert island with.
"It'd have to be someone from our side, because I wouldn't want to spend time with the other lot!
"We'll go with Paula Bennett, because I can be totally confident she would do the talking, and I'd just have to do the listening."
On more serious matters Mr Key said he thought the All Blacks would win the World Cup; that he supported a mixed purchase age for alcohol -- 18 in a licensed premise, and 20 in an off-license;
Someone called Tina asked what drove Mr Key to be a politician.
He said to make a difference to the country and its people but also: "it was the fascination of politics I had at a very young age, watching PMs of the day engage with the issues that confronted NZ".
And his advice for any wannabe PMs? That they get out of life what they put in and "you never know what might happen in the big city. It worked for me!"
Asked what he would consider doing in future he ruled out following former Labour PM Helen Clark into a United Nations job.
"I'm likely to have some engagement in the commercial world. I have no interest in going to the United Nations, or holding any other elected positions."
