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We believe that Fiji has got to start demonstrating quite publicly and with a sense of legitimacy that they intend to restore the country towards democracy
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I don't think there is any point in having rules the media feel so strongly about that they're going to disobey them
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They don't want good parents to be criminalized for a light smack
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I'm talking about those people who consistently pose a very real threat to the safety and security of other New Zealanders
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It's definitely not enough but it's enough to get started
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John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is the 38th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand and leader of the New Zealand National Party.
After a career in foreign exchange Key entered the New Zealand House of Representatives in 2002 representing the Auckland electorate of Helensville, a seat that he has held since then. In 2004 he was appointed Finance Spokesman for National and eventually succeeded Don Brash as the National Party leader in 2006. Key led his party to victory in the November 2008 general election.
Key was born in Auckland, New Zealand, only son of George Key and Ruth Key (née Lazar), on 9 August 1961. His father was an English immigrant and a veteran of the Spanish Civil War and World War II. He died of a heart attack in 1967. Key and his two sisters were raised in a state house in Christchurch by his Austrian-Jewish immigrant mother.