2006 in Oceania explained
Incumbents
- American Samoa (U.S. territory)
- Australia
- Cook Islands (self-governing territory of New Zealand)
- East Timor
- Fiji
- French Polynesia (French Overseas Country)
- High Commissioner - Anne Boquet, High Commissioner of French Polynesia (acting) (2005–present)
- President of the Government - Oscar Temaru, President of the Government of French Polynesia (2005–December 2006). Gaston Tong Sang (December 26, 2006 onward)
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- President - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–present)
- Federated States of Micronesia
- President - Joseph Urusemal, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2003–present)
- Nauru
- New Caledonia (French Overseas Country)
- High Commissioner - Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2005–present)
- President of the Government - Marie-Noëlle Thémereau, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2004–present)
- New Zealand
- Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
- Resident Commissioner - Sandra Lee-Vercoe, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2003–present)
- Prime Minister – Young Vivian, Prime Minister of Niue (2002–present)
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)
- Governor - Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–2006), Benigno Fitial, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2006–present)
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Bougainville - Joseph Kabui, President of Bougainville Autonomous Government (2005–present)
- Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
- Governor-General - Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2004–present)
- Prime Minister – Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006), Snyder Rini, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2006), Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2006–present)
- Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
- Administrator - Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003–2006), David Payton, Administrator of Tokelau (2006–present)
- Head of Government - Pio Tuia, Head of Government (2005–2006), Kolouei O'Brien, Head of Government (2006–present)
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity)
- Administrator-Superior - Xavier de Furst Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2005–present)
- President of the Territorial Assembly - Apeleto Likuvalu President of the Territorial Assembly (2005–present)
Events
February
March
- March 1: Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May from the 6th to the 13th. (Radio New Zealand)
- March 2: The Pitcairn Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against the 2004 sexual assault trial. Randall Christian's appeal against indecent assault of a girl aged under 13 was upheld, but this doesn't affect his sentence of six years on other charges. The men will now appeal to the Privy Council in London. (NZ Herald)
- March 2: The United Nations working group on mercenaries asks Fiji and Papua New Guinea for permission to send a team to investigate the presence of former Fijian soldiers in Bougainville. (UNPO)
- March 3: Papua New Guinea Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Don Polye announces an open air policy, which would allow other airlines to compete with Air Niugini on international routes into and from Papua New Guinea. The policy will take effect in 2007. (Pacific Magazine)
- March 4: A fire damages the central Papeete power station, resulting in limited power for some areas of Tahiti for a couple of weeks. (Pacific Magazine)
- March 8: Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo and Vice-President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi are re-elected to another five-year term.
- March 9: The Pasifika Festival opens in Auckland New Zealand. The annual festival is the largest Pacific Islands community event. It lasts for a month, and covers cultural, sporting and business events. (Radio NZ)
- March 14: The Ka Loko Reservoir dam in Kauai, Hawaii bursts, killing one man and leaving six others missing. (Honolulu StarBulletin)
- March 17: The US offers Japan the use of its military bases on Guam, after Japan refuses to pay for the relocation of 8000 marines and their families from Okinawa to Guam. (Pacific Magazine)
- March 21: Solomon Islands Labour Party leader Joses Tuhanuku alleges Prime Minister Allan Kemakeza is directly implicated in corrupt aid payments by Taiwan to local politicians. (Pacific Magazine)
- March 26: RFO television news in New Caledonia was cancelled for two days due to a strike in protest at the sacking of a technician. (Pacific Media Watch)
- March 26: East Timor's Prime Minister, Mari Alkatiri, calls for calm after former soldiers looted shops and threw stones at opponents in Dili. 591 soldiers were dismissed from the army in the previous week after deserting their posts. (Radio NZ)
- March 29: A sewer pipe leak at Waikiki in Hawaii is repaired, but several popular beaches were left polluted. (Honolulu StarBulletin)
- March 30: Hiro Tefaarere, the French Polynesian minister for small and medium enterprises, resigns due to disagreements with the ruling coalition, and his failure to gain support for two development projects. (Radio NZ)
- March 30: Feleti Sevele is confirmed as the new Prime Minister of Tonga. (Matangi)
April
December
Arts and literature
Web sites
Sport
Deaths
- February 9: ʻAhomeʻe, Tongan noble, 35, heart failure
- February 24: Tūtoatasi Fakafānua, Tongan noble, 44
- 10 September: Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Tongan king, 88, old age
