Colin King-Ansell
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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".
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 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.
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, 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.
In 1967 he joined the National Socialist Party of New Zealand
National Socialist Party of New Zealand
The National Socialist Party of New Zealand, sometimes simply called the New Zealand Nazi Party, was a far-right political party in New Zealand. It promulgated the same basic views as Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party in Germany, and had a particular focus on Jews and the banking sector.From 1969 the party...
. 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 election of 1972 and contested the Mount Albert
Mount Albert (New Zealand electorate)
Mount Albert is a Parliamentary electorate in Auckland, New Zealand, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. It has been represented by David Shearer since a by-election on 13 June 2009. It was represented by Helen Clark from the 1981 general election until...
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.
He was subsequently involved in a number of extremist groups, including Unit 88
Unit 88
Unit 88 was a neo-Nazi organisation founded in Wellington by Collin Wilson and it based itself in Auckland, New Zealand. They were most active during 1997-8 and are now defunct...
. 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, but was subsequently expelled when his far-right past was exposed.
King-Ansell currently leads the New Zealand National Front
New Zealand National Front
The New Zealand National Front is a small white nationalist political party in New Zealand.-First formation:Mirroring developments in the UK, a group called the National Front evolved out of the New Zealand branch of the League of Empire Loyalists in 1967...
. He has declared that he has renounced Nazism.