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HARDtalk: John Key, New Zealand Prime Minister

09/05/2011

John Key, New Zealand Prime Minister

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Stephen Sackur talks to New Zealand's Prime Minister, John Key.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's first term in office has been a baptism of fire. Just how resilient is New Zealand when put to the test?

HARDtalk's guest in London is New Zealand's Prime Minister, John Key. His first term in office has been a baptism of fire. First came a prolonged economic slowdown, and in recent months his government has dealt with a string of disasters, including a mining accident and a devastating earthquake in Christchurch.

Geographically isolated, small in population, just how resilient is New Zealand when put to the test?

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