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New Zealand prime minister, the ponytail puller
« on: April 23, 2015, 01:43:58 PM »

New Zealand prime minister John Key apologises over allegations by an Auckland waitress that he tugged on her ponytail


Apology comes after Auckland waitress revealed that the PM repeatedly pulled her ponytail in what he now says was ‘a bit of banter'

Toby Manhire
Wednesday 22 April 2015
 

John Key: New Zealand prime minister

Politicians are routinely upbraided for behaviour befitting a schoolyard, but the New Zealand prime minister has now become embroiled in a controversy that centres, quite literally, on hair-pulling.

On Wednesday morning John Key apologised following allegations by an Auckland waitress that he had repeatedly tugged on her ponytail, a pattern of conduct she regarded as harassment.

Through a spokesperson, the prime minister apologised for the hair-pulling, saying it “was never his intention to make her feel uncomfortable”, but did not dispute the waitress’s version of events.

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Re: New Zealand prime minister, the ponytail puller
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2015, 02:29:14 PM »



Speaking to reporters at Los Angeles airport while en route to Turkey, Key repeated the apology saying that there were “a lot of fun and games” at the cafe and “lots of practical jokes”.

The hair-pulling had taken place “in the context of a bit of banter” and he had apologised to her “when I realised she took offence”. Key said when he gave her the wine and apologised, the waitress had told him, “that’s all right, no drama”.

In an anonymous blog post at the Daily Blog site, the waitress accused Key of acting “like the schoolyard bully tugging on the little girls’ hair trying to get a reaction”.

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Re: New Zealand prime minister, the ponytail puller
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2015, 02:29:57 PM »

On numerous occasions over the course of about six months, Key had pulled at her ponytail during visits to a cafe he frequented with his wife, she said.

Despite her attempts to avoid his attention, “the game continued”, wrote the waitress.

“He would come up behind me when I was at the ordering terminal, tug on my hair and then pretend that his wife, Bronagh, had done it (much to her embarrassment), and she would tell him to stop it. As he rounded the corner behind me he commented ‘that’s a very tantalising ponytail’,” she wrote.

more at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/22/new-zealand-prime-minister-john-key-apologises-for-pulling-waitresss-hair

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