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New Zealand Prime Minister John Key could in trouble after he the ponytail of a waitress in a café. Mr Key after waitress Amanda Bailey posted online that the PM had pulled her hair many times when he the café. Ms Bailey said Mr Key the hair-pulling last year during his election campaign. She said she repeatedly him to stop and to not do it again, but he didn't to her. She could now take New Zealand's leader to court. He could be for the crime of "hostile touching" if Ms Bailey goes to the police. A New Zealand legal expert said: "You have to this is an older white male with a lot of power." He said Ms Bailey in a powerless position.

Mr Key has apologised for his actions and he was just " around" (joking) with the waitress. However, many people in New Zealand the apology is not enough. Women's rights campaigner Marilyn Waring told Radio New Zealand that she Mr Key had the law. She said: "I'm tired of it being called anything but illegal." New Zealand's deputy leader Tracey Martin said it was unacceptable behaviour for a leader of any country. She added: "If he doesn't where people's personal boundaries , we've some rather serious problems." The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, said: "It's never OK to someone without their permission."

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