Story: Elections and campaigns

Charm offensive, 2008

Charm offensive, 2008

Kissing babies and charming children (and their parents) is a traditional election campaign activity for politicians. Here National Party leader John Key delights a little girl at the party’s 2008 election campaign opening. Key was known for his easy manner with people, an invaluable weapon in a politician’s arsenal.

Using this item

NZPA Images
Reference: 54026
Photograph by David Rowland

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page:

Bryce Edwards, 'Elections and campaigns - Election campaigning', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/35151/charm-offensive-2008 (accessed 2 May 2024)

Story by Bryce Edwards, published 20 Jun 2012, updated 1 Jul 2016