Prime Minister John Key says he would be "quite keen" for a fourth term as Prime Minister, but he's afraid that saying so will "jinx" it.
Speaking on Firstline this morning Mr Key said he's focused on the 2014 election, but doesn't want to do an "All Blacks" and think too far ahead.
"You can get ahead of yourself, and you know, you see that with the All Blacks from time-to-time," says Mr Key.
"They've been thinking about the World Cup final when they've been in the semi-final and then they don't actually get there."
National has only had one four-term Prime Minister before – Keith Holyoake, who served from 1960 until 1972, as well as for a few months in 1957.
Mr Key says it's "notoriously difficult" to win three elections in a row, let alone four.
"I'm not saying it's not possible – I think we've got an incredibly good team and I would like to think we're doing a really good of the country in so many different areas – but I'm also realistic that you have to work really, really hard.
"We're up against tough competition with Labour and the Greens and it's not going to be easy to win, so let's focus on winning the first one before thinking about other ones."
The election is on September 20, and current polling suggests it will be a close one, with National and its allies perhaps with a slight edge.
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