'Ecstatic' New Zealand PM declares election victory

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (right) with his son Max (left) and wife Bronagh (centre) celebrate victory at the 2014 New Zealand National Party election event at Viaduct Event Center on September 20, 2014. - AFP PHOTO / MARTY MELVILLE

WELLINGTON, Sept 20, 2014 (AFP) - New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key said he was "ecstatic" on Saturday after a crushing election win, securing his third term as leader of the South Pacific nation.

"I'm ecstatic, it's a great night," the leader of the centre-right National Party said.