News about John Key

A mother who discovered her toddler chewing on a rat's foot has been told where the disgusting find likely came from. 'I saw this poking out of his mouth and grabbed it, I couldn't believe it,' Ms Bellman said at the time, adding that her son suffered an upset stomach after the incident.

Former Reserve Bank President Philip Lowe (inset) has requested that the capital gains tax be extended to the family's house. This is expected to anger Baby Boomers who have owned a house since 1985. Here's a look at how it will affect their children.

Brian Tamaki (right), a self-styled 'apostle', said last month that the country suffered as a result of pornography, abortion, and homosexual rights. The Destiny Church founder confessed to doing internet research into the pornographic habits of those affected by the extreme weather. According to he found on Pornhub, some of the cities hardest by the cyclone - Gisborne and Hastings - have the country's largest number of porn watchers.' 'Don't hate me for this,' Tamaki said. "I see the perversion that is attributed to bad weather." So I hopped on [to the Pornhub website]' he told his followers.' He said he was'shocked' by his discovery but maintained, 'I don't watch porn.' Tamaki was chastised for his remarks, and he was chastised for his Pornhub'research'.

Sanna Marin, 36, of Finland, spoke with Jacinda Ardern, 42, in New Zealand on Wednesday morning before having a joint press conference at Auckland's Government House. They denied reports that their meeting took place solely because they were both young women, in response to reporter questions. In a tumultuous response, Ms Marin said, 'We're meeting because we are prime ministers.' Ms Ardern added: 'I wonder whether or not anyone ever asked Barack Obama and John Key if they met because they were of similar age?'

He was accused of "killing a tiny piece of rugby's soul" by a violent dive against South Africa. The Wallabies will now experience the full scream of the one-eyed Kiwi crowd on Saturday at Eden Park, and Australian Prime Minister Tim Horan has some sage advice on dealing with being public enemy No. 1.

On New Zealand's pristine South Island, Peter Thiel, who is worth an estimated $7.7 billion, wanted to build a sprawling mansion with a spa, meditation pod, and library near Lake Wanaka. However, environmental activists and locals told him that removing our beautiful lake habitat would'destroy our beautiful lake habitat'. Thiel was refused planning permission on Thursday by Queenstown-Lakes district council on the grounds that it would'be of a sufficiently large scale and effect that it would draw the eye and be incorrectly dominant.' Inspectors were apparently worried about the size of the house and landscaped surrounds, as well as the fact that it would be visible from many vantage points around the lake, which would be particularly surprising.