2006 in New Zealand

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2006
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The following lists events that happened during 2006 in New Zealand.

Contents

Population

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 48th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was a coalition between Labour and the Progressives, with United Future and New Zealand First supporting supply votes. The leaders of the two support parties are ministers outside Cabinet.

Non-Labour ministers

Parliamentary leaders

Judiciary

Main centre leaders

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Date unknown

Arts and literature

Awards

Performing arts

Television

Film

Internet

Sport

Athletics

Basketball

Commonwealth Games

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Cricket

Horse racing

Harness racing

Mountain biking

Olympic Games

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Paralympic Games

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Rugby league

Rugby union

Rowing

Shooting

Soccer

Births

Exact date unlisted

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

  • 11 May – Bob Duff, rugby union player, local-body politician (born 1925)
  • 16 May – Anthony Murray, rugby league player and coach (born c.1958)
  • 26 May – Anne Delamere, public servant (born 1921)
  • 30 May – David Lloyd, botanist (born 1937)

June

  • 2 June – Kitione Lave, boxer (born 1934)
  • 4 June – Vic Belsham, rugby league player and referee (born c.1925)
  • 11 June – Neroli Fairhall, archer, first paraplegic to compete in the Olympic Games (born 1944)
  • 12 June – Nicky Barr, rugby union player and World War II flying ace (born 1915)
  • 13 June – Barry Thompson, rugby union player (born 1947)
  • 15 June – Herb Pearson, cricketer (born 1910)
  • 26 June – Bubbles Mihinui, tourist guide, community leader (born 1919)

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births to deaths

See also

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