Colin King-Ansell

Colin King-Ansell (born 1947) 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".^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

In 1969 he became leader of the National Socialist Party.^[4] He stood for the National Socialists in the general election of 1972 and contested the Mount Albert in 1975 and again in 1978. In 1979 he was fined $400 following an appeal against a 3-month prison sentence for breaching the Race Relations Act.^[5]

He was subsequently involved in a number of extremist groups, including Unit 88. As the leader of the NZ Fascist Union he was interviewed on the Paul Holmes show.

In 2006 he became chairman of a local business association, Progress Hawera,^[6] but was subsequently expelled when his far-right past was exposed.

King-Ansell currently leads the New Zealand National Front. He has declared that he has renounced Nazism.^[7]

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