Mike Sabin
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Michael Lewis Sabin (born 24 September 1968) is a former police officer, drug educator and New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party and was a member of the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. He played a key role in establishing the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (the AODTC) in New Zealand.
Personal
Sabin was raised and schooled in Whangārei.{{cite news | first =Audrey |last=Young | title=The backbenchers: Mike Sabin, National Party MP for Northland | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11185203 | accessdate=31 January 2015 | work=The New Zealand Herald | date=13 January 2014}} He is the father of former 3 News political reporter Brook Sabin.
Sabin wrote a book called The Long Way Home after his other son Darryl received a brain injury playing rugby in 2009. The book is about Darryl's injury and the challenges the family overcame working towards his recovery. His son is now a motivational speaker.
Career
Sabin was first employed as a Seaman Officer in the Royal New Zealand Navy in the 1980s.{{cite web | url=http://www.mikesabin.co.nz/profile.php | title=Profile of Mike Sabin | work=Mike Sabin: National Party Candidate for Northland | accessdate=3 December 2011 | last=Sabin | first=Michael |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113032926/http://mikesabin.co.nz/profile.php|archivedate=13 January 2015}} After leaving the navy, Sabin worked in the dairy industry before joining the Police in the 1990s. In 2006, he founded MethCon Group, a company that supplies drug education. He sold the company in October 2010.{{cite web | url=http://www.national.org.nz/Candidate.aspx?Id=96303 | title=Mike Sabin - Candidate Profile | publisher=New Zealand National Party | accessdate=3 December 2011}}{{dead link|date=March 2015}} He also played a role in the establishment of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court (AODTC) in New Zealand by inviting American judge Peggy Hora to talk about how drug courts operate in the United States.[http://newzealand.usembassy.gov/hora.html Judge Peggy Hora's talk on Drug Treatment Courts in the 21st Century] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202210229/http://newzealand.usembassy.gov/hora.html# |date=2 February 2015 }}, American Embassy
In 2008, Sabin received a Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leader Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.sirpeterblaketrust.org/blake-leaders/the-alumni/2008/mike-sabin/ |title=Mike Sabin |publisher=The Sir Peter Blake Trust |accessdate=29 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102219/http://www.sirpeterblaketrust.org/blake-leaders/the-alumni/2008/mike-sabin/ |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}
Member of Parliament
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In May 2011 Sabin was selected as the National Party candidate for {{NZ electorate link|Northland}} to replace the retiring John Carter.{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4946864/Anti-P-man-Mike-Sabin-takes-safe-National-seat | title=Anti-P man Mike Sabin takes safe National seat | work=stuff.co.nz | date=2 May 2011 | accessdate=4 October 2014 | last=McMillan | first=Malcolm}} He had a majority of 11,362 and 9,300 votes in {{NZ election link year|2011}} and {{NZ election link year|2014}}, respectively.{{cite web | url=http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-34.html | title=Official Count Results -- Northland | publisher=Electoral Commission | date=10 December 2011 | accessdate=4 October 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2014/electorate-35.html | title=Official Count Results -- Northland | publisher=Electoral Commission | date=4 October 2014 | accessdate=4 October 2014}}
=Resignation=
In December 2014 New Zealand media reported that Sabin was under investigation by police over an assault complaint. The reports were not confirmed by the New Zealand Police, Prime Minister John Key or Sabin himself.{{cite news | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11377730 | title=Cloud over National MP's future | work=The New Zealand Herald | date=22 December 2014 | first=Adam | last=Bennett | accessdate=31 January 2015}}{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/64362474/nat-mp-in-police-assault-inquiry | title=National MP Mike Sabin in police assault inquiry | work=stuff.co.nz | date=21 December 2014 | accessdate=31 January 2015 | first=David | last=Lomas}}{{cite news | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11377825 | title=Sabin in the spotlight as assault allegation surfaces | work=The Northern Advocate | date=22 December 2014 | accessdate=31 January 2015 | first=Adam | last=Bennett}}{{cite news | url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/262327/police-tight-lipped-about-assault-allegation | title=Police tight-lipped about assault allegation | work=Radio New Zealand | date=21 December 2014 | accessdate=31 January 2015}} Sabin resigned from Parliament on 30 January 2015 with immediate effect "due to personal issues that were best dealt with outside Parliament."{{cite news | url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1501/S00163/mike-sabin-announces-resignation-as-northland-mp.htm | title=Mike Sabin announces resignation as Northland MP | work=Scoop | date=30 January 2015 | accessdate=30 January 2015}} Key subsequently revealed that he had considered appointing Sabin as a minister when the National Party was re-elected in 2014.[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11395393 Mike Sabin almost became a minister - PM], New Zealand Herald, 2 February 2015
Sabin's resignation forced a by-election in the Northland electorate.{{cite news | title=John Key says National did not ask Mike Sabin to quit after MP resigns 'due to personal issues' | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11394142 | accessdate=31 January 2015 | work=The New Zealand Herald | date=30 January 2015}}
Post Parliament
In April 2015 Sabin started working at Peppers Carrington Resort in Karikari,{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/67777956/former-mp-mike-sabin-lands-new-job-at-luxury-resort|title=Former MP Mike Sabin lands new job at luxury resort|website=Stuff|accessdate=10 September 2017}} recently bought by Chinese firm Shanghai CRED with plans to greatly expand it.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/embattled-former-mp-mike-sabin-heads-luxurious-golf-resort-6288575.html|title=Embattled former MP Mike Sabin heads luxurious golf resort|website=Tvnz.co.nz|accessdate=10 September 2017}}
References
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