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The introduction of a new nursing degree which incorporates Pacific values to complement clinical capability was an investment in the wellbeing of Pacific communities, Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, Hon Georgina te Heuheu said today.

Mrs te Heuheu was speaking at the launch of the Manukau Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Bachelor of Nursing Pacific programme in Auckland.

“I welcome the launch of this degree programme, as Pacific health workforce development is also a Government priority.”

Pacific students entrepreneurial success was a sign of the future make-up of the New Zealand economy, Pacific Island Affairs Minister Georgina te Heuheu said today.

Mrs te Heuheu was speaking at the launch of a new start-up fund to increase Pacific participation in the Lion Foundation’s Young Enterprise Scheme (YES).

“The spirit of enterprise and business is catching on among young Pacific people, and I am delighted to recognise and support this momentum”, Mrs te Heuheu said.

A new tool designed to give Māori land owners, judges, researchers, local government, and other interested users an unprecedented picture of freehold land was officially launched by Courts Minister, Georgina te Heuheu today.

"The launch of the Maori land Geographic Information System (GIS) Project heralds a new dawn in the history of Māori land management and utilisation," Mrs te Heuheu said.

Courts were continuing to operate in Christchurch as a priority in helping to maintain law and order, and support justice services, Minister for Courts, Georgina te Heuheu said today.

“Today I visited the Ministry of Justice temporary command centre operating from Christchurch Men’s Prison. I was impressed by the way the Corrections Department has welcomed Courts’ temporary location to the prison, and by the way both Corrections and Courts are working with some priority to ensure that Courts’ systems are up and running.

The Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, the Hon Georgina te Heuheu, has announced the appointment of six new members to the Minister of Pacific Island Affairs' Advisory Council. Mrs te Heuheu has also reappointed five existing members, and reduced total membership of the Council from 13 to 11.

The new members are Usufonoimanu Peseta Betty Sio, Alfred Ngaro, Ikamafana Tameifuna, Les Atoni, Tina McNicholas and Reverend Tom Etuata.

Those reappointed for a further term are Galumalemana Alfred Hunkin, Mrs Mary Cole, Dr Palatasa Havea, Rev Nove Vailaau and Mrs Sagaa Malua.

Disarmament Minister Georgina te Heuheu has today welcomed the United States’ decision to ratify the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia.

The New START treaty limits the number of US and Russian deployed strategic nuclear warheads to 1,550 on each side – a 30 per cent reduction on current levels. It also limits the numbers of delivery vehicles (missiles and bombers), and puts in place a system of bilateral inspections to ensure compliance.

Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu today launched results from the most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of court users.

‘Understanding our Court Users: Court User Survey 2010’ is the result of more than two thousand face-to-face interviews with non-professional court users from the eight largest District and combined District/High courts around the country, as well as the Auckland High Court.

Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu and Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman today welcomed the swearing in of 16 members of the new Immigration and Protection Tribunal (IPT) in Auckland.

The IPT commences work on Monday, 29 November and will decide all immigration, deportation, refugee and protection appeals in New Zealand.

Established under the Immigration Act 2009, the IPT replaces the current immigration-related appeal bodies and creates a single, ‘one-stop-shop' tribunal to consider all grounds for appeal in one place.

The growing number of successful Pacific Island businesses was a sign of the future make up of the New Zealand economy, Pacific Island Affairs Minister Georgina te Heuheu said at the 25^th

Nelson's re-developed courthouse was opened today by Courts Minister Hon Georgina te Heuheu.

New Zealand will provide $1.1 million to the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to help clear unexploded cluster munitions left in the north-east of the country, Disarmam

The structural engineering of the Supreme Court building project won a significant international engineering award at the weekend, much to the delight of the Minister for Courts, Georgina te H

Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Hon Georgina te Heuheu will travel to Vientiane, Laos next week to lead the New Zealand delegation at the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on

Government makes jury duty rules more flexible

Young Pacific and Maori women are leading the way in taking up a vaccine which protects them against infection with HPV (human papillomavirus), Pacific Island Affairs Minister Georgina te Heuheu sa

Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu today unveiled two pou installed in the atrium of the North Shore District Court. 

Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu has announced that everyone entering the Manukau District Court will be subject to fulltime security screening as from today.

Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu has announced that District Court jury trials will resume in Christchurch tomorrow. 

Minister for Courts Georgina te Heuheu has announced that everyone entering the Auckland District Court will be subject to security screening from today.

Minister for Courts, Georgina te Heuheu has commended Court collections staff who participated in a joint operation alongside North Shore Police recently, which saw Warrants to Seize for unpaid fin

Courts Minister Georgina te Heuheu QSO today attended the formal opening ceremony to mark Level 2 of the Specialist Courts and Tribunals Centre in the Gen-i Tower, Auckland, becoming fully operatio

Disarmament Minister Georgina te Heuheu says this Sunday marks a significant milestone in the international disarmament calendar with the international treaty banning cluster bombs coming into forc

The Health Minister Tony Ryall, and Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Georgina te Heuheu have congratulated the Alliance Health Plus PHO group at the beginning of work on their Integrated Family H