Colin King-Ansell


Colin King-Ansell is a prominent figure in far-right politics in New Zealand. He has been described as "New Zealand’s most notorious Nazi cheerleader and Holocaust denier".

Biography

In 1967 he joined the National Socialist Party of New Zealand. In December 1967 King-Ansell was given an 18 months prison sentence for damage to a synagogue.
King-Ansell first achieved national New Zealand fame in 1968 when he appeared on a television current affairs programme. When questioned about the Holocaust, he dismissed it as lies and Allied propaganda, prompting public anger.
King-Ansell however did not elaborate his views on the screen. Seven years later the current affairs host Brian Edwards said the first tape of the interview was accidentally not broadcast.
In 1969 he became leader of the National Socialist Party. He stood for the National Socialists in the general elections of 1972 and 1975 he contested the Eden electorate and in 1978 he contested the seat of Onehunga. In 1979 he was fined $400 following an appeal against a three-month prison sentence for breaching the Race Relations Act.
In 2006, King-Ansell became chairman of a local business association, Progress Hawera, but was expelled when his far-right past was exposed. He leads the New Zealand National Front. He declared that he has renounced Nazism.
King-Ansell is, however, still active in so called racist and neo Nazi politics. At a rally in 2017, he, along with other accused neo-Nazis had to be escorted by police away from counter-protesters.