Under pressure for quick answers from a group of 10-year-olds today, John Key revealed that his dream job is as a butcher, he prefers TV1 to TV3, and that "a lot of free food'' is a major perk of being Prime Minister.
Mr Key was interviewed by a group of year six students during a visit to Lower Hutt's Eastern Hutt School this afternoon, and answered a range of questions stretching from his exercise regime, to what he carries in his pockets at all times.
When asked about the most rewarding aspect of his job, Mr Key said he got to do quite a lot of "cool things''.
"In about three weeks I'm going to London for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, and I'm going on the boat with the Queen ... and I get to have lots of free food,'' he told the students.
Seated on the school's auditorium stage and surrounded by cross-legged children, Mr Key might have looked like a teacher, but he said that if he wasn't Prime Minister his dream job was to be either a butcher or an airline pilot.