September 2006 in Oceania

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Ongoing
Cole Inquiry NZ Police historic sexual misconduct trial
Recent
2006 Progressive Enterprises dispute
Recent deaths
September 4: Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter" 4: Colin Thiele, Australian author 8: Peter Brock, Australian racecar driver 10: King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga 19: Hugh Kawharu, Māori academic and Ngāti Whātua leader 25: Sir Vijay R. Singh, Indo-Fijian lawyer and politician 29: Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer
Elections
September 2: 2006 Guam Primary 9: Queensland 26: Cook Islands
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September 2, 2006 (Saturday) New Zealand: Natural gas supplies were cut to about 1000 central Wellington businesses for four days, after water entered Powerco's gas mains. (NZ Herald) The 2006 Guam Primary Election occurs, but some electronic ballots are not counted. (Guam Pacific Daily News) September 4, 2006 (Monday) Australia: Steve Irwin, popularly known as 'The Crocodile Hunter', dies when a stingray barb enters his heart off the coast of Queensland in the Great Barrier Reef Australia: Colin Thiele, renowned author and educator, dies of heart failure aged 85 after a long illness. September 7, 2006 (Thursday) Four mayors in the Auckland Region meet Helen Clark to discuss possible amalgamation of their city councils. (TVNZ) September 8, 2006 (Friday) Nine times Bathurst winner Peter Brock is killed in the Targa West rally. (ABC Australia) September 9, 2006 (Saturday) A state election is held in Queensland. Peter Beattie won a fourth term winning at least 57 of the 89 seats. September 10, 2006 (Sunday) Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV dies in Auckland. (NZ Herald) September 12, 2006 (Tuesday) The Solomon Islands expels the Australian High Commissioner, accusing him of being heavily involved in local politics. (Radio NZ) September 13, 2006 (Wednesday) New Zealand opposition leader Don Brash takes leave to sort out marital problems amidst rumours he had an affair. (Newswire) September 14, 2006 (Thursday) Stephen Tindall announces his intention of buying out the other shareholders in the retail chain he founded, The Warehouse. Tindall currently has a controlling share in the company. (NZ Herald) September 18, 2006 (Monday) The New Zealand Prime Minister's husband Peter Davis is accused of being gay, which he denies. (NZ Herald) September 19, 2006 (Tuesday) The Australian Federal Court upholds a native title claim by the Nyoongar over Perth metropolitan area. September 21, 2006 (Thursday) The dispute between New Zealand supermarket company Progressive Enterprises and over 500 employees is resolved after 28 days. (TVNZ) September 25, 2006 (Monday) Shares in carpet maker Feltex are suspended on the New Zealand Exchange after the company is placed in receivership on September 22. (NZ Herald) A general strike begins in New Caledonia over the cost of living and the presence of foreign workers in the mining sector. (Radio NZ) September 26, 2006 (Tuesday) New Zealand opposition MP Brian Connell is suspended from the National Party caucus. (NZ Herald) The Cook Islands holds a legislative election. Results are expected to be available on 2 October. (Radio NZ) September 27, 2006 (Wednesday) Bacardi offers NZ$138 million to buy the New Zealand alcoholic drink company 42 Below. (Radio NZ) (NZ Herald) Former Australian Labor Party politician Graham Richardson is accused of tax evasion, with a Federal Court Judge releasing a document showing he had an undeclared A$1.4 million Swiss bank account. (SMH) An inquest into the death of Cameron Doomadgee in Queensland Police custody, which sparked the 2004 Palm Island riots, has ruled that Police caused his death. King George Tupou V of Tonga appoints his younger brother, 'Aho'eitu 'Unuaki'otonga Tuku'aho, as Crown Prince and heir to the throne. (NZ Herald) September 28, 2006 (Thursday) The Overlander train between Auckland and Wellington, due to be withdrawn at the end of the month, is to continue, but on a reduced schedule. (NZ Herald) Fiji's Department of Health is struggling to contain a typhoid outbreak on Vanua Levu. (Radio NZ) Dunedin's Logan Park High School is threatened by a large forest fire in a plantation bordering the school. (TVNZ) The French Polynesian Government keeps its one-seat majority, as the French High Commission decides not to force one member to resign over a possible conflict of interest. (Tahiti Presse) September 29, 2006 (Friday) The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand votes to confirm a ban on people in de facto or gay relationships from becoming leaders in the Church. (NZ Herald) At the request of the Australian Government, Julian Moti, the Attorney-General for the Solomon Islands, is arrested in Papua New Guinea for an alleged child sex offence. (The Australian) Australian Treasurer Peter Costello announces a record budget surplus of A$15.8 billion. (The Australian) September 30, 2006 (Saturday) The West Coast Eagles defeat the Sydney Swans 85-84, only the fourth one-point victory in the Australian Football League Grand Final. (ABC) The New Zealand Government apologises to the Te Arawa iwi over Treaty of Waitangi grievances, and returns 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) of Crown land and 19 areas of special significance to it. (Radio NZ)