More recently, she has worked in New Zealand and Australia, and has been a human rights and social justice advocate.
She worked for the Australian Associated Press and also lived briefly in Mexico City.
In 2009 she was awarded a master's in peace and conflict studies from the University of Sydney.
King has been a Liturgical Assistant at Christchurch Cathedral, a TV panellist, and a community radio broadcaster.
Between 2011 and 2013 she worked in Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory on government relations.