Awkward photos of the New Zealand Prime Minister pulling multiple young girls ' ponytails are being posted on social media just days after he was forced to apologise to a waitress for touching her hair while she was at work . Prime Minister John Key said sorry to waitress Amanda Bailey , 26 , after she wrote a post on a blog site shaming him for his behaviour and saying it made her 'uncomfortable ' . After the incident , Reddit users started tracking down old pictures and videos of Mr Key touching other young girls ' hair and collecting them on a Tumblr page . Scroll down for video . Awkward photos of the New Zealand PM pulling \young girls ' ponytails are being posted on social media . This comes after he was forced to apologise to am Auckland waitress for touching her hair at work . The waitress at the centre of the ponytail storm told the New Zealand Herald that she published the details of John Key 's behaviour , which she experienced while she was working at a cafe in Auckland , as she 'expected more from him ' and wanted 'the public to be aware ' . The 26-year-old , an employee at Rosie cafe which is frequented by Mr Key and his wife , recounted on The Daily Blog how the Prime Minister kept playfully pulling her hair despite being told to stop during election time last year . Ms Bailey told the Herald that she felt Mr Key 's behaviour was inappropriate . ' I did n't feel I should have to put up with that , ' she said . ' I expected more from him and I want the public to be aware . 'John Key feels he is untouchable . ' Mr Key said sorry to waitress Amanda Bailey ( right ) , 26 , after she wrote a post on a blog site shaming him for his behaviour and saying it made her 'uncomfortable ' Mr Key defended his pranks as ' a bit of banter ' and said he had already apologised for his actions . Eventually , she wrote , she told Key 's security detail she did n't like it and later told Key 'No ' repeatedly and wagged her finger at him . When he pulled her hair again on a subsequent visit , she said , she told him to stop 'or I will actually hit you soon . ' ' I really did n't like it , ' the worker wrote . ' I felt powerless and tormented and I stepped out the back and I cried frustrated tears . ' The worker said Key came back soon after the last incident with two bottles of wine from his own vineyard and gave them to her , saying 'This is for you , sorry , I did n't realise . ' Key 's office issued a statement Wednesday saying he regularly visits the cafe near his home with his wife and has a good relationship with the staff there . 'His actions were intended to be light-hearted , ' the statement said . 'It was never his intention to make her feel uncomfortable and he has apologised to her . ' A waitress has revealed how the New Zealand Prime Minister had repeatedly given her unwanted attention while she was working at a cafe in Auckland frequented by him and his wife ( pictured together ) But following the publication of the blog on Wednesday , Mr Key defended his pranks and said he visited the cafe close to his house often and he had a 'fun relationship ' with the staff . 'There 's always lots of horsing around and sort of practical jokes and that 's all there really was to it , ' he said . ' ... I realised she had actually taken offence because it was all in the context of a bit of banter that was going on and so I obviously immediately apologised for that . 'It was all in the context of a bit of banter that was going on , and so obviously I immediately apologised for that . The waitress had reportedly been working at a cafe called Rosie ( pictured ) in Parnell , east of Auckland . The waitress wrote how Mr Key kept being persistent with his hair-pulling antics , despite being told by his wife Bronagh to stop . 'She thanked me for that and said `` that 's all fine , no drama '' . ' Key 's office also issued a statement Wednesday saying he regularly visits the cafe near his home with his wife and has a good relationship with the staff there . 'His actions were intended to be light-hearted , ' the statement said . 'It was never his intention to make her feel uncomfortable and he has apologised to her . ' Jackie Grant and Scott Brown , whose company Hip Group owns Rosie cafe , told the Herald of their disappointment with Ms Bailey as she had never notified them of her concerns . They further stated that Mr Key is popular among the staff at the cafe in Parnell , east of Auckland .
Waitress Amanda Bailey , 26 , said NZ PM John allegedly pulled her hair . She claimed that she gained unwanted attention from him last year at a cafe . Ms Bailey said Mr Key kept touching her hair despite being told to stop . The ##ress ##ner apologised and said his actions were ' all in the context of a lot of banter ' Social media users have posted other photos of Mr Key touching girls ' hair .