Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otara Hunua (1981–1984)
In office 28 November 1981 – 27 October 1990
Preceded by
Winston Peters
Succeeded by
Trevor Rogers
26th Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister
Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Preceded by
Douglas Carter
Succeeded by
Duncan MacIntyre
18th Minister of Forestry
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister
Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Preceded by
Duncan MacIntyre
Succeeded by
Venn Young
14th Minister for Science
In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975
Prime Minister
Norman Kirk Bill Rowling
Preceded by
Les Gandar
Succeeded by
Les Gandar
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mangere
In office 29 November 1969 – 24 December 1976
Preceded by
New electorate
Succeeded by
David Lange
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manukau
In office 30 November 1963 – 29 November 1969
Preceded by
Leon Götz
Succeeded by
Roger Douglas
Personal details
Born
Colin James Moyle
(1929-06-18)18 June 1929 Thames, New Zealand
Died
11 May 2024(2024-05-11) (aged 94)
Political party
Labour
Spouse
Millicent Chapman
(m. 1952)
Children
3
Alma mater
University of Auckland
Colin James MoyleCBE (18 July 1929 – 11 May 2024) was a New Zealand politician. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1963 to 1976 and again from 1981 to 1990. He was a Government minister in the Third Labour and Fourth Labour Governments. He was a close confidant of Bill Rowling during Rowling's short premiership. In the Fourth Labour Government, as Minister of Agriculture, Moyle oversaw the removal of farming subsidies and the establishment of a fisheries quota system.
In late 1976, Prime Minister Robert Muldoon accused Moyle in Parliament of having been questioned by the police on suspicion of homosexual activities, which were then illegal in New Zealand. After changing his story several times, Moyle resigned from Parliament, although he was re-elected four years later. Muldoon may have viewed Moyle as a future Labour leader and potential rival, and sought to discredit him.
Colin James Moyle CBE (18 July 1929 – 11 May 2024) was a New Zealand politician. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP)...
Robert Muldoon against opposition MP ColinMoyle. The allegations resulted in a commission of inquiry into Moyle, culminating with his resignation from...
controversy of the Springbok tour, he began a smear campaign against Labour MP ColinMoyle for allegedly being gay and once punched demonstrators at a protest....
challenge Lange on the day of the vote. ColinMoyle had been informed by Rowling that he intended to resign. Moyle had previously been seen as leadership...
Research Centre (1978–1986), Bledisloe Medal (2003) (born c. 1944). ColinMoyle, politician, MP for Manukau (1963–1969), Māngere (1969–1976), Hunua (1981–1984)...
First leader Winston Peters lost his seat of Hunua at this election to ColinMoyle of the Labour Party, whom Robert Muldoon had aggressively accused of...
than from his own party. This was followed by the 'Moyle Affair', in which Labour MP ColinMoyle was accused by Muldoon of having been 'picked up' by...
Trevor Young Eastern Hutt Roger Douglas Manurewa Philip Woollaston Nelson ColinMoyle Otara Trevor de Cleene Palmerston North Bob Tizard Panmure Michael Bassett...
by Bob Clarkson Constituency Tauranga In office 24 May 1979 – 28 November 1981 Preceded by Malcolm Douglas Succeeded by ColinMoyle Constituency Hunua...
the major theme of his campaign, which was managed by MPs ColinMoyle and Arthur Faulkner. Moyle, Faulkner and Labour leader Bill Rowling spoke at meetings...
Parliament for Mangere In office 26 March 1977 – 12 October 1996 Preceded by ColinMoyle Succeeded by Taito Phillip Field Personal details Born (1942-08-04)4...
323 Ernie Hemmingsen Mangere New electorate ColinMoyle 4,588 Neville Charles Slater Manukau ColinMoyle Roger Douglas 875 Ronald Alfred Walden Manurewa...
Freeman Otago Warren Cooper 1,375 David Polson Otara New electorate ColinMoyle 6,519 Taua Michael Tafua Pahiatua John Falloon 5,478 Malcolm Brazendale...
(the airport was closed to normal passenger flights). There he met with ColinMoyle, the Minister of Agriculture, to organise restoring water and food supplies...
controversy of the Springbok tour, he began a smear campaign against Labour MP ColinMoyle for allegedly being gay, visited strip clubs, and once personally punched...
Latour Manawatu Blair Tennent Les Gandar 2,298 Ernie Hemmingsen Manukau ColinMoyle 2,728 Max Louis Peers Manurewa Phil Amos 2,389 B F Kimpton Marlborough...
16 September 1974 to 12 December 1975. The Minister of Agriculture, ColinMoyle, delegated to Barclay the responsibility for a number of agricultural...
the Moyle Affair he was interviewed on television about the incident in which he criticised Muldoon's behavior, of accusing Labour MP ColinMoyle of being...
Political offices Preceded by ColinMoyle Minister of Fisheries 1990 Succeeded by Doug Kidd New Zealand Parliament Preceded by Bill Rowling Member of...
December 1975 – 11 December 1981 Prime Minister Robert Muldoon Preceded by ColinMoyle Succeeded by Jonathan Elworthy 37th Minister of Lands In office 12 December...
Tizard or ColinMoyle; either being preferable to Faulkner. So there were five candidates, including Joe Walding who dropped out first. Then Moyle and Freer...
Manawatu Blair Tennent 2,513 Leonard Thomas Fischer Manukau Leon Götz ColinMoyle 759 Henry Christopher Pryor Manurewa New electorate Phil Amos 1,524 Leon...
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