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on the john key page it mentions that he is the "third premier of New Zealand with Jewish ancestry" i think i'm right in saying that its supposed to be third prime minister of New Zealand with Jewish ancestry" although i could be wrong cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.36.179.66 ( talk) 16:10, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
Query the use of "scandal" in this para: Limousine scandal
In 2011, Key was caught up in a scandal over the purchase of government limousines which he denied knowledge of initially but later reports surfaced his office was aware. He was accused of being dishonest and eventually apologised, calling the deal sloppy.[33][34][35]
"scandal" is not neutral POV. More appropriate might be "controversy".
Also query the validity of using a political party press release as a factual basis for a claim (Labour Party media release in citations). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adgjif ( talk • contribs) 23:17, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
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In 2011, Key was caught up in a controversy over the purchase of government limousines which he denied knowledge of initially but later reports surfaced his office was aware. He was accused of being dishonest and eventually apologised, calling the deal sloppy. [1] [2] [3]
Adgjif 09:49, 19 April 2011 (UTC) Scoop references include an attack media release by the Labour Party, which generally seems to inform this addition to the bio. Line: "he was accused" is not referenced directly. Overall, this addition is not neutral POV. None of the cited articles show that he knew directly about the limo buys. He did not apolgise for dishonesty.
Looks better but wonder if you can change the "scandal" in the headline to "controversy" as well. Will also try to come up with a neutral text for the entry. Adfjif — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adgjif ( talk • contribs) 06:37, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
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How come there is no mention of his donation to the Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem? It is even mentioned in the nz herald here:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10542186 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tarheal ( talk • contribs) 07:07, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
If I had the ability to edit this article, I would fix the syntax in this sentence:
"Key responded that National will set its own policy agenda and that there is adequate time before the next election for voters to digest National Party policy proposals"
which should read:
"Key responded that National would set its own policy agenda and that there was adequate time before the next election for voters to digest National Party policy proposals"
94.142.32.114 ( talk) 11:18, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
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text should not be "an elderly woman wearing a black hat."If you hover your mouse over the photo, it should simply say "John Key", not the phrase that it currently comes up with. ObiterDictum.nz ( talk) 05:32, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
I removed some sections of the article as being incredibly non-notable, such as Mubarak 'controversy', electoral office firebombing, and other things. If someone wants to re-add them, please do so under the 'Prime Minister' heading, not under their own headings. SamB135 Talk Contribs 03:11, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
gadfium deleted my entry about Air New Zealand's alleged preferential treatment towards John Key by diverting a Nelson-Auckland flight to make a stop at New Plymouth in order to pick him up with his entourage. Whilst admittedly this hasn't exactly turned into an ongoing 'scandal' as such, it nonetheless merits inclusion in this article in the 'Controversial topics' section. The Wiktionary entry for 'controversy' defines it as 'a debate, discussion of opposing opinions'. The mere fact that the allegations relating to this incident made by Sue Bradford were reported in the national media (such as TVNZ [1]), leading to opposing statements being expressed by Air New Zealand and John Key, shows that this topic satisfies the threshold for 'controversy'. Bonus bon ( talk) 10:07, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
This is now election day, and New Zealanders are not allowed to campaign or attempt to influence voting today until the polls close at 7 pm. I suggest this discussion be put on hold, and no further edits or reverts be made to this section of either article, until that time. Since New Zealanders are constrained by law, I request that out of fairness non-New Zealanders also not contribute to the debate until then.- gadfium 19:22, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
Most of this information here still seems to read like it was from a 2009 perspective, one of the sentences in the political views section has serious WP:SYNTH. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.92.71.252 ( talk) 01:24, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
In the introductory paragraph a lot of prominence is given to Key’s attendance at Harvard. It is given equal prominence as his bachelor’s qualification from three years at the University of Canterbury. However, having looked into this issue further there are only vague references to attending courses hosted at the university, not actually being enrolled as a student. It appears that his courses did not award qualifications, and were only very short in duration. I suggest therefore that by the opening section should be reedited to avoid misrepresenting Key’s association with Harvard, in effect overstating his academic credentials.
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I agree with this, grossly over-represented. It's inclusion into alma mater is also unnecessary as the "usual" definition is the school of graduation. It smells of politics in light of its editing date, around the same time opposition MP's David Cunliffe Harvard credentials were generating media attention.
Thoughts/confirmation to edit second paragraph, introduction section. "Born in Auckland before moving to Christchurch when he was a child, Key attended the University of Canterbury and graduated in 1981 with a bachelor of commerce, also later undertaking management studies at Harvard University in Boston." To "Born in Auckland before moving to Christchurch when he was a child, Key attended the University of Canterbury and graduated in 1981 with a bachelor of commerce."
I think if every notable figure had every institution at which they studied 2 papers we would have a very messy encyclopedia. I feel it has been added only to add some form of bias to his credentials to the lesser of us quickly browsing over the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.72.202.225 ( talk • contribs) 14 May 2013
"a position he would hold for six years" should be 'a position he held for six years'. Passive voice isn't appropriate for an encyclopedia.
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Please add at end of PERSONAL LIFE The Keys own a vacation home in Hawaii and, on January 3rd, 2014, while vacationing there, Key and his son played a round of golf with President Obama. [1] [2] Cialdarmo ( talk) 20:52, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
It's worth mentioning that he is not a reptilian from space. http://www.3news.co.nz/John-Key-Im-not-a-reptile/tabid/1607/articleID/331979/Default.aspx — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.77.222.81 ( talk) 18:59, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
The Wikipedia articles states "He was a member of the Foreign Exchange Committee of the New York Federal Reserve Bank from 1999 to 2001." However on their website it states that he only served in 2001 and definitely not in 1999 nor 2000 - http://www.newyorkfed.org/fxc/members/members_past.html. In addition the article implies that he was serving as an employee of the NYFed, however as described on the webpage this is an external advisory group for members sponsored by their employer. See http://www.newyorkfed.org/fxc/ and http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/external_committees.html as evidence of this.
Funny to see no mention at all of the dirty politics saga. Come to think of it though the pager does seem a bit outdated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.43.79.150 ( talk) 02:22, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
Is it relevant to note his general attitude towards public engagements? As an example, in an interview he gave to Radio New Zealand on the 26th November 2014 regarding the official SIS report which investigated, and confirmed, his offices involvement in instigating the IOA request which gave Cameron Slater ammo with which to attack Keys then arch enemy Phil Goff, he simply denied denied denied and stated that it was "highly contested" - which is a complete lie. Its only contested by those involved! This is just one example of how he has manipulated his voter base by sticking to his guns that he is spotless, and I think it should be noted, not due to any political motivation on my part, but because I think its a vital part of showing his true nature. 122.58.70.122 ( talk) 20:34, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
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14:42, 18 March 2015 (UTC)On 18 March 2015 in consortium with his fellow National Party members, he voted against the "Education (Food in Schools) Amendment Bill". [1] NZ4Life ( talk) 14:29, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
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John Key is usually referred to as Jewish, so it does not make much sense to say that he attends church often. Surely it is the synagogue he attends. Or is he a [nominal] Christian rather than an agnostic jew? Royalcourtier ( talk) 06:03, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
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Please update this page to mention his scandalous re-election in 2014 and specifically his proven dishonesty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKSDmwKcFQA 110.175.40.234 ( talk) 14:32, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
It's pretty clear that (even if it's been picked up my international media), this is still a breaking story of he-said she-said finger pointing. See for example https://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/ponytail-saga-herald-admits-confusion-but-denies-deception-over-waitress-approach-6297557 As such, we should wait for news-review style coverage. Stuartyeates ( talk) 01:03, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
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If this was ever a “he-said she-said story”, then I think that time is past. I don't recall Mr Key denying that he DID pull her ponytail. There are three issues that I think are problematic about this entry and the cumulative effect of these issues is that the entry is misleading.
The second sentence of the entry is fine. I suggest the first sentence of the entry be amended to
Poly Styrene ( talk) 23:43, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
There is an RfC on the question of using "Religion: None" vs. "Religion: None (atheist)" in the infobox on this and other similar pages.
The RfC is at Template talk:Infobox person#RfC: Religion infobox entries for individuals that have no religion.
Please help us determine consensus on this issue. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 09:17, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
A recent edit drew attention to the fact that there is a lot of trivia at John Key#Controversies. If someone who understands NZ topics wants to remove half of that section (the whole section??), please go for it. Johnuniq ( talk) 22:59, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
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Your fine establishment states, on the biography page of John Key, and I quote "John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand, in office since 2008. He has led the New Zealand National Party since 2006."
John Key however, resigned as of yesterday thus leaving your page incorrect. This has caused me great distress and I would appreciate an immediate amendment to your evident failure.
Many thanks, a distressed politician. BobDole4President ( talk) 10:58, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
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John key is no longer prime minister of new zealand bill english is Bonnietaianz ( talk) 05:36, 12 December 2016 (UTC)
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In reading about John Key I notice there is NO mention of the NZDF defamation case that involved the journalist Jon Stephenson. By way of example, the NZ Herald ( see here ) mentions it here. Did the PM lie or was he lied to by the NZDF? This was significant in that the then the Governor General , the head of the NZDF and the PM all made claims about a journalist which were found to be untrue. NZ should have rocked on its heels but....hey this is NZ.
Anyone wiki guru want to add that to the entry?
ok, sounds interesting.
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Two different issues now that I look at it. I am start here trying to write this now. Once up I am sure someone will be able to critique it. Wish me luck. — Preceding
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I have request a review of this article's GA status here. Any contribution would be appreciated. -- Hazhk ( talk) 11:59, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
In 2014 Key caused controversy by openly commenting that New Zealand was 'peacefully settled.' [1] This caused controversal debate where he was challenged as rewriting history by the Green Party. [2] [3] Maori academics and historians criticised these comments. [4] [5] [6] [7]
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The article says Key graduated from UC in 1981, only two years after finishing high school. The UC graduate search website says he graduated in 1983, meaning he studied for 3 years ('80-82) which is the usual time to complete a BCom - graduation occurs the following year (which is the tradition in NZ). Please amend the year to 1982 or 1983 ('82 complies with international standards of citation, '83 with the NZ form). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.61.207.253 ( talk) 11:33, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
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Change: "Sir John Phillip Key GNZM AC (born 9 August 1961[2]) is a New Zealand former politician..." to: "Sir John "the Smiling Assassin" Phillip Key GNZM AC (born 9 August 1961[2]) is a New Zealand former politician..."
This nickname is an important part of the history of this politician, encapsulating his nature. It was given to him while he worked in the finance sector, prior to his political career. Thornblow ( talk) 09:20, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
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John Key has asked me to edit the preview to his Wikipedia page, which currently says “His resignation followed controversies over an extramarital affair, and over leaked internal National Party documents that were later published in the book The Hollow Men. After months of speculation, Key stood for leadership of the…”
This quote about “controversies and extramarital affairs” is about Don Brash, not John Key, and that is made clear in the page itself. However, the first wiki reference to Key reads as if it were Key responsible for above controversies
We would be grateful if you would change to a para about Key as a preview.
Lesley Hamilton 2404:440C:1738:9C00:7D06:92F9:A7BA:8FD5 ( talk) 12:05, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
I'm suggesting we change the image in the infobox to: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Key_February_2015.jpg. Thoughts? Alexeyevitch( talk) 11:26, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
Since John Key isn't the Prime Minister anymore, so I think it's time that we remove the page protection from the page. 219.77.28.65 ( talk) 03:43, 22 June 2024 (UTC)