Prime Minister John Key has been signed on to a 3-year fixed term contract as TVNZ’s go-to expert on political and cinematographic issues.
The Prime Minister will be appearing regularly, as he has throughout the last six years, on One News’ nightly news broadcast, to give his informed take on the events of the day, in both the world of politics and Hollywood.
Despite having done this numerous times in the past in his capacity as a political analyst, today marks the first time he has been formally employed for the job.
Tonight on One News Key assessed the recent political fortunes of the Labour Party.
“Well, look, I think you have to give Andrew Little some real credit for starting the year off quite strong,” he remarked. “It’s been a bit up and down for him, hasn’t it, really? But yeah, he’s got a big hill to climb, probably too big, if you like.”
Key then hosted a segment at the end of One News where he gave short-form reviews of this month’s box office hits, including Mad Max: Fury Road and The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron.
He gave both movies 4 stars, saying they were “quite cool” and had “lots of action and fights.”
“Exuberant and eye-popping, Avengers: Age of Ultron serves as an overstuffed but mostly satisfying sequel, reuniting its predecessor’s unwieldy cast with a few new additions and a worthy foe,” he concluded.
Key said he had not seen Francois Girard’s Boychoir because it was “a bit gay”, nor did he recommend A Royal Night Out because it is “for girls.”
TVNZ Head of News John Gillespie said the Prime Minister was the “perfect fit” for the role, which was “merely an extension of something he’s been doing for us for a long time.”
“John just speaks so matter-of-factly and cleanly on the issues of the day, you’d almost think he’d been an analyst the whole time,” he said. “He’s quite sober, cogent, I think, and we’re very happy to have to him.”
In his formal application for the job, Key reported no conflicts of interest.