During a victory speech to ecstatic supporters chanting "three more years", Mr Key said: "We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders.
"I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.
"Tonight New Zealanders voted for a brighter future, and there will be a brighter future."
Mr Key alluded to some of the major issues he had faced during his first term in office, such as the destructive Christchurch earthquakes and the Pike River coal mine disaster.
"Over the past 15 months, New Zealand has experienced more than its fair share of challenges, but as a country we have risen to them," he said.
"We have shown that in the worst of times you have seen the very best of New Zealanders."
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