 King returned to New Zealand in 2017 and joined the Mid Canterbury club side Southern, helping them to win the Watters Cup competition final on the 23rd of July at Mayfield.King's sister, Joelle, is a professional squash player who won Commonwealth Games gold medals in the doubles competition in 2010 and the singles competition in 2018.She also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, winning a bronze medal in the singles competition.