Colin King: Difference between revisions

In 2013 King was deselected as National's candidate for Kaikoura, losing a selection challenge by [[Stuart Smith (politician)|Stuart Smith]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9528694/Kaikoura-MP-deselected-by-National |title=Kaikoura MP deselected by National |work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=17 December 2013 |accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref> King did not attend several leaving function for retiring National MPs, most notably refusing to appear on stage at the National Party Annual Conference with the other departing MPs. Since leaving Parliament King has been maintaining a low profile but is now working as a Consultant in the Primary Industries and Tertiary Education sectors <ref> {{citeweb |title= Newsletter Independent Tertiary Schools of New Zealand | url=http://www.itenz.co.nz/Link_Folder/InTENZ%20December%202014.pdf |publisher = ITENZ| accessdate= 31 January 2015 }} </ref>