john keys thinks he's a big man screw the poor beat up low income workers theres jobs for unskilled to go too and why has unemployment dropped because they are forced to move to australia for work fuck you shonkey john key and the party you hide behind. im a proud kiwi and love our country but ashamed its run by a wanker banker shonkeys
@TripLLLeL its clear you have no idea about the real world and politics you place your vote based on a popularity contest hes good with his words and sounds intelegent so ya decide to vote for him yet his policies have made unemployment rise by 40% since hes been in office now if that makes any sense to your reality then your a FUCKEN IDIOT
nobody seems to understand that alot of the countries debts and problems are due to the bad decisions made under the previous Labour government and john key is doing his best to address these problems. I think Labour has some great ideas, but in our current financial situation National is the best choice IMO.
Decent journalists wud argue with Key after he finished his point. What's the difference between political leaders cuting acros each other and jounalists? U are the muppets who cant see the dub-standard, U love one and not the other? Go bak to the Clark-Key debates. I think u have personal problems wih him more than you like the journalist interupting on occassion
I thought this interview was well researched however
Labours Eco policy and nationals social = a perfect government in my opinion
He did bloody well. When you compare this interview to some of the other hardtalk interviews....John Key didn't do to bad all. This interviewer is a madman, I think he went easy on John, being primeminister and all
"we run our own independent foreign policy" FUCKING BULLSHIT JOHN! WE ARE AN AMERICAN PUPPET NATION AND HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. ANTI NUCLEAR OR NOT, FUNNY HOW I GET FINGER PRINTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED LIKE A COMMON CRIMINAL JOHN EVERYTIME I GO TO THE US!
Foreign investment good for NZ ? Bullshit John! The most "productive" country in the world wants NOTHING to do with foreign investment! That country is CHINA!
Jump into ANY NZ river or lake and your likely get gardia or a face full of didimo or E-coli growing out your ass with the help of all the nitrogen run off from the dirty dairying
@danbuck333 Yes i do blame the Govt, especially the terrible mess left by 9yrs of a dysfunctional Labour Party & not seen anything real or tangible from JK's lot. Massive taxation paid to support a grinding Welfare System of people who chose to not be employed is wrong. In any small business that wants to increase staff numbers there is little to no Govt incentive but more of a penalty on that business. "we've been living beyond our means" isn't my concern, i certainly have not been.
@peteb2 So let me get this straight....after a decade of incompetence from a labour leed government in which they grew government along with welfare programs you now want to leave nz for australia because the national leed government is slashing and shrinking government in an effort to rectify the huge imbalances in the nz economy......so you stay when the government does the wrong thing and leave when its doing the right thing none of this explains why You have gotten nowhere
This alone reinforces for me as a 52yr old, NZ-Born Kiwi Electronics Specialist precisely why there is no real positive future for NZ and that i need to seriously look at moving to Australia and to participate in their Economy. There is no point being here getting nowhere.
@danbuck333 care to enlighten us all. Please provide your indepth life experience advice to those of us who have reached the top of their career path in a very specific industry. John Key should be calling you for such insightful brilliance. We currently see a shrinking wage/salary and increased prices for almost everything as the huge range of taxes we pay increasingly supports entities people like me benefit nothing from. The NZ Standard of Living has dropped as we pay people not to work...
@peteb2 So in your words, you...... "have reached the top of your career path" and have gotten nowhere, once again this is a reflection on you.....your the one who choose that very specific industry and yet your now complaining its the governments fault
Our living standards have dropped, but this was to be expected, we have been living beyond or means for well over a decaded and the productive part of our economy has been stagnant for nearly 8 years.
@drbeserka really? To me it showed exactly how reasonable our decision makers are, every question the interviewer made john key went into great depth in answering the question, to me thats a sign of some one who has a great grasp of the problems
Spotlight on New Zealand shows that our politicians are out of their depth with regards to the rest of the world. I doubt the opposition leader would have faired any better.
Bit of luck he might end up in the international criminal court for covering up for Mateparae and making him Governor General instead of getting to the bottom of the Afghan torture allegations.
He did his job, do you know how damaging a comment like that can be to the New Zealand tourism industry? one of our main revenues in New Zealand?
Yes it maybe true but you are not going to say that to 100 million potential tourists. open your eyes guys. and in regards to John being a green horn when it comes to leadership that's a load of crap he was a member of the federal reserve bank and the foreign exchange committee the main guys in global economics
Key challenged to prove ‘green’ imageA leading environmental scientist has laid down a challenge to Prime Minister John Key: Find one credible expert who will back up New Zealand’s “100% Pure” image.The challenge comes after Mr Key was grilled on BBC’s Hardtalk earlier this week over the country’s clean green image. The show’s reporter Stephen Sackur attacked New Zealand’s “clean, green” claim, citing a recent article critical of the country’s environment by scientist Dr Mike Joy
@oilcrash1 of Massey University.The PM responded by saying Mr Joy’s article was only one view and he could easily provide a “counterview” in favour of New Zealand’s green image.Now the author of the article is saying ‘prove it’.“You can’t argue with the facts, the NIWA reports, the number of threatened species, all of those things are facts,” he says.
"jump into any river or stream" he says...the useless muppet ought to jump into the Manawatu or Tarawera rivers, and he should be sure to put his head the underwater while he does it.
@jumpingjohnflash Key has only been in power for 2 years, how about looking at the people who were in power for the 9 years before that? The rivers didn't suddenly get dirty over the last couple of years.
@Wolfinator234: 3 points in reply 1/ Key is basically denying on international TV that our rivers are polluted. That's a strike against him for a starter.
2/ Your point about previous governments (including both National and Labour ones too, let's not forget) may be true, but it is a distraction from Point 1 above and from Point 3 below
3/ The Nats (who have been in power two years and are in power NOW): have not done anything to improve the situation.
@jumpingjohnflash Key has only been in power for 2 years, how about looking at the people who were in power for the 9 years before that? The rivers didn't suddenly get dirty over the last couple of years.
@jumpingjohnflash Indeed! Even before the earthquakes in Christchurch the Avon and Heathcote rivers were in terrible condition, I would hardly want to wade in them less eat something caught from them.
no matter whos interview who the point about NZ is small country+ small population. so wut gonna change it to make it better for the ppl not just for a few MPs or the ppl who travelling world talking shit to other shits. open ur doors to welcome whoever willing to come. thats it. if Chinese or whoever wants to buy the land or businesses to make this country better why not? they dont want to make ppl richer in this country cos they are scared to lose their seats. QQ and GG good luck New Zealand
Thanks so much for posting this. Wish he had been grilled more on the environmental issues. Good to see him get interviewed by a decent journalist though, would never happen in NZ
@nicleenz Great post i totally agree Gayon & like are National kiss asses... Most of New Zealand media are National sympathizes... I liken it 2 the American media company Fox News total brain wash Republicans... Host of Hard talk UK Owed John Key...Shame on New Zealanders bum bums 4 electing this dick head as our Prime Minister Great job... B-) KIA KAHA!!!
@dobberdoss I don't give 2 fucks about Helen Clark & Co... But Helen is a far superior PM than this puss puss... Try opening your left eye the media took all opportunity's 2 slay Labors continued success in Parliament... But Helen & Co were 2 wylie & just a step ahead n the end the media attacked Labor's support bass... Every1 must agree John put his key up your ass got owed by a unbiased journalist... U won the slagging match femnazi must have taken U ooh 9 yrs 2 cum with that1 Winning
Paintergate, speedgate, WFF election bribe, student interest free loans election bribe, Kiwisaver election bride, Cullen surplus just disappeared into thin air even before National took office. I hate em all, they are ALL lying cunts and I will NEVER vote for anything other than their hangings. Both parties have near on fuck this country. Labour created the massive debt, did NOTHING about the property bubble and National continues the same BS plan to oblivion.
john keys thinks he's a big man screw the poor beat up low income workers theres jobs for unskilled to go too and why has unemployment dropped because they are forced to move to australia for work fuck you shonkey john key and the party you hide behind. im a proud kiwi and love our country but ashamed its run by a wanker banker shonkeys
TheDallas2000 3 months ago
shonkey john keys face like a donkey
TheDallas2000 3 months ago
@TripLLLeL its clear you have no idea about the real world and politics you place your vote based on a popularity contest hes good with his words and sounds intelegent so ya decide to vote for him yet his policies have made unemployment rise by 40% since hes been in office now if that makes any sense to your reality then your a FUCKEN IDIOT
youngfreeze121 3 months ago
JHON KEYS EQUALS EVIL REPTILIAN MOTHERFUCKER!!!
hes a dillusional dick head we should bash the primeminister
and spread the love around his party
youngfreeze121 3 months ago
nobody seems to understand that alot of the countries debts and problems are due to the bad decisions made under the previous Labour government and john key is doing his best to address these problems. I think Labour has some great ideas, but in our current financial situation National is the best choice IMO.
TripLLLeL 3 months ago
Decent journalists wud argue with Key after he finished his point. What's the difference between political leaders cuting acros each other and jounalists? U are the muppets who cant see the dub-standard, U love one and not the other? Go bak to the Clark-Key debates. I think u have personal problems wih him more than you like the journalist interupting on occassion
I thought this interview was well researched however
Labours Eco policy and nationals social = a perfect government in my opinion
beriligum 4 months ago
John Key is such a muppet. How is anyone still happy to re-elect him as our leader?
0sesor0 4 months ago
"yea but that's not what I asked you"
PissyStainPants 4 months ago
This should be the campaign video for Labour.
PharmacyKeys 4 months ago 6
@PharmacyKeys yes! i'm so glad to see a journalist actually grilling him. the sycophants in the NZ media let him get away with murder
voronge 4 months ago 4
piece of shit
Ghulumasa101 4 months ago
im voting don brash.
cows100 7 months ago
He did bloody well. When you compare this interview to some of the other hardtalk interviews....John Key didn't do to bad all. This interviewer is a madman, I think he went easy on John, being primeminister and all
hrv19911006 8 months ago
why should we allow american warships in NZ. stay true.
afakasikezza 8 months ago
he good at dodging questions
vzzt 8 months ago
"we run our own independent foreign policy" FUCKING BULLSHIT JOHN! WE ARE AN AMERICAN PUPPET NATION AND HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. ANTI NUCLEAR OR NOT, FUNNY HOW I GET FINGER PRINTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED LIKE A COMMON CRIMINAL JOHN EVERYTIME I GO TO THE US!
dobberdoss 8 months ago 2
Foreign investment good for NZ ? Bullshit John! The most "productive" country in the world wants NOTHING to do with foreign investment! That country is CHINA!
dobberdoss 8 months ago
Jump into ANY NZ river or lake and your likely get gardia or a face full of didimo or E-coli growing out your ass with the help of all the nitrogen run off from the dirty dairying
dobberdoss 8 months ago 2
@danbuck333 Yes i do blame the Govt, especially the terrible mess left by 9yrs of a dysfunctional Labour Party & not seen anything real or tangible from JK's lot. Massive taxation paid to support a grinding Welfare System of people who chose to not be employed is wrong. In any small business that wants to increase staff numbers there is little to no Govt incentive but more of a penalty on that business. "we've been living beyond our means" isn't my concern, i certainly have not been.
peteb2 9 months ago
@peteb2 So let me get this straight....after a decade of incompetence from a labour leed government in which they grew government along with welfare programs you now want to leave nz for australia because the national leed government is slashing and shrinking government in an effort to rectify the huge imbalances in the nz economy......so you stay when the government does the wrong thing and leave when its doing the right thing none of this explains why You have gotten nowhere
danbuck333 9 months ago
I love the laugh towards the end when Stephen Sackur quotes some poll figures
leercup 9 months ago 2
This alone reinforces for me as a 52yr old, NZ-Born Kiwi Electronics Specialist precisely why there is no real positive future for NZ and that i need to seriously look at moving to Australia and to participate in their Economy. There is no point being here getting nowhere.
peteb2 9 months ago
@peteb2 IF your 52 years old and getting nowhere, thats more a reflection on you rather than nz
danbuck333 9 months ago
@danbuck333 care to enlighten us all. Please provide your indepth life experience advice to those of us who have reached the top of their career path in a very specific industry. John Key should be calling you for such insightful brilliance. We currently see a shrinking wage/salary and increased prices for almost everything as the huge range of taxes we pay increasingly supports entities people like me benefit nothing from. The NZ Standard of Living has dropped as we pay people not to work...
peteb2 9 months ago
@peteb2 So in your words, you...... "have reached the top of your career path" and have gotten nowhere, once again this is a reflection on you.....your the one who choose that very specific industry and yet your now complaining its the governments fault
Our living standards have dropped, but this was to be expected, we have been living beyond or means for well over a decaded and the productive part of our economy has been stagnant for nearly 8 years.
National are trying to rectify this
danbuck333 9 months ago
It is so depressing and embarrassing to think that someone whose English is so atrocious as John Key's could be elected PM.
truekiwijoker 9 months ago 4
Top interview, it struck me just how out of control New Zealand's decision makers are.
drbeserka 9 months ago 3
@drbeserka really? To me it showed exactly how reasonable our decision makers are, every question the interviewer made john key went into great depth in answering the question, to me thats a sign of some one who has a great grasp of the problems
What did you see that was out of control?
danbuck333 9 months ago
I don't actually totally agree with that proposition
maungarakei 9 months ago 5
@maungarakei Thats the politically correct and polite way of saying "" nay your full of shit and heres why""
danbuck333 9 months ago
he's not anymore
ramset12345 9 months ago
Spotlight on New Zealand shows that our politicians are out of their depth with regards to the rest of the world. I doubt the opposition leader would have faired any better.
leasummers 9 months ago
Bit of luck he might end up in the international criminal court for covering up for Mateparae and making him Governor General instead of getting to the bottom of the Afghan torture allegations.
richandrenee 9 months ago
He did his job, do you know how damaging a comment like that can be to the New Zealand tourism industry? one of our main revenues in New Zealand?
Yes it maybe true but you are not going to say that to 100 million potential tourists. open your eyes guys. and in regards to John being a green horn when it comes to leadership that's a load of crap he was a member of the federal reserve bank and the foreign exchange committee the main guys in global economics
ramset12345 9 months ago
@ramset12345 and yet him being federal bank doesn't conflict with New Zealand interest.
richandrenee 9 months ago
Key challenged to prove ‘green’ imageA leading environmental scientist has laid down a challenge to Prime Minister John Key: Find one credible expert who will back up New Zealand’s “100% Pure” image.The challenge comes after Mr Key was grilled on BBC’s Hardtalk earlier this week over the country’s clean green image. The show’s reporter Stephen Sackur attacked New Zealand’s “clean, green” claim, citing a recent article critical of the country’s environment by scientist Dr Mike Joy
oilcrash1 9 months ago
@oilcrash1 of Massey University.The PM responded by saying Mr Joy’s article was only one view and he could easily provide a “counterview” in favour of New Zealand’s green image.Now the author of the article is saying ‘prove it’.“You can’t argue with the facts, the NIWA reports, the number of threatened species, all of those things are facts,” he says.
oilcrash1 9 months ago
thanks for posting this. I haven't found the full interview (just selected clips) through other channels.
alpenn 9 months ago
"jump into any river or stream" he says...the useless muppet ought to jump into the Manawatu or Tarawera rivers, and he should be sure to put his head the underwater while he does it.
jumpingjohnflash 9 months ago 37
@jumpingjohnflash Key has only been in power for 2 years, how about looking at the people who were in power for the 9 years before that? The rivers didn't suddenly get dirty over the last couple of years.
Wolfinator234 9 months ago
@Wolfinator234: 3 points in reply 1/ Key is basically denying on international TV that our rivers are polluted. That's a strike against him for a starter.
2/ Your point about previous governments (including both National and Labour ones too, let's not forget) may be true, but it is a distraction from Point 1 above and from Point 3 below
3/ The Nats (who have been in power two years and are in power NOW): have not done anything to improve the situation.
jumpingjohnflash 9 months ago
@Wolfinator234 ,
ain't that the truth! Fuck labour and National
dobberdoss 8 months ago
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@jumpingjohnflash Key has only been in power for 2 years, how about looking at the people who were in power for the 9 years before that? The rivers didn't suddenly get dirty over the last couple of years.
Wolfinator234 9 months ago
@Wolfinator234 2 & 1/2 years which in NZ is 5/6th's of a full term. That's plenty of time to do something about it now it's come to a head.
truekiwijoker 9 months ago
@jumpingjohnflash Indeed! Even before the earthquakes in Christchurch the Avon and Heathcote rivers were in terrible condition, I would hardly want to wade in them less eat something caught from them.
Gnoo 6 months ago
no matter whos interview who the point about NZ is small country+ small population. so wut gonna change it to make it better for the ppl not just for a few MPs or the ppl who travelling world talking shit to other shits. open ur doors to welcome whoever willing to come. thats it. if Chinese or whoever wants to buy the land or businesses to make this country better why not? they dont want to make ppl richer in this country cos they are scared to lose their seats. QQ and GG good luck New Zealand
shidanli 9 months ago
Thanks for posting...
hellonearthisman 9 months ago
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thedirtydeltas 9 months ago
Thanks so much for posting this. Wish he had been grilled more on the environmental issues. Good to see him get interviewed by a decent journalist though, would never happen in NZ
nicleenz 9 months ago 38
@nicleenz thats so true haha
sporky69 9 months ago
@nicleenz Great post i totally agree Gayon & like are National kiss asses... Most of New Zealand media are National sympathizes... I liken it 2 the American media company Fox News total brain wash Republicans... Host of Hard talk UK Owed John Key...Shame on New Zealanders bum bums 4 electing this dick head as our Prime Minister Great job... B-) KIA KAHA!!!
loveurheart2 9 months ago
@loveurheart2
National kiss asses? Fuck off! We had femnazi Helen & Co for 9 YEARS! where were your "pro national" media all that time?
dobberdoss 8 months ago
@dobberdoss I don't give 2 fucks about Helen Clark & Co... But Helen is a far superior PM than this puss puss... Try opening your left eye the media took all opportunity's 2 slay Labors continued success in Parliament... But Helen & Co were 2 wylie & just a step ahead n the end the media attacked Labor's support bass... Every1 must agree John put his key up your ass got owed by a unbiased journalist... U won the slagging match femnazi must have taken U ooh 9 yrs 2 cum with that1 Winning
loveurheart2 8 months ago
@loveurheart2 ,
Paintergate, speedgate, WFF election bribe, student interest free loans election bribe, Kiwisaver election bride, Cullen surplus just disappeared into thin air even before National took office. I hate em all, they are ALL lying cunts and I will NEVER vote for anything other than their hangings. Both parties have near on fuck this country. Labour created the massive debt, did NOTHING about the property bubble and National continues the same BS plan to oblivion.
dobberdoss 8 months ago
@nicleenz it should be i don't see why we pander around the real questions. well the mainstream media does anyway
mansonsdeathsong 9 months ago
@nicleenz - good point, journalists are far too 'nice' over here. Or are they perhaps just less capable? ...
andypattersonnz 9 months ago
@andypattersonnz just less capable I would say. They are morons here who only do it for ratings, rather than any journalistic values
mateo1977 9 months ago