New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's son was named the country's "top planker" on Tuesday after a photo appeared online seemingly showing him performing the Internet craze as his father looked on. The New Zealand Herald said the grainy picture of Max Key planking on the back of a couch in the prime ministerial residence appeared on the "Planking New Zealand" Facebook page this week, causing a stir among Internet users. In a front-page headline, the paper dubbed the 16-year-old as being "NZ's top planker" but noted the prime minister himself had not personally performed the stunt. Planking involves someone lying flat on their stomach with their arms against their bodies in unusual and sometimes dangerous situations. A man in Australia this month plummeted to his death while attempting to "plank" on a seven-story balcony. Key's office told Fairfax media the prime minister had "more important" things to do than comment on the photo. Agencies |