Welcome to NZ Samoa Heart

The Official website of the NZ Good Samaritan Heart Mission to Samoa Trust.

"Our Inaugural Black Tie fundraising dinner and charity auction was a huge success, and we would once again like to extend our hand in thanks, to everyone who attended, gave up there time and sponsorsed the event".

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Announcing a message given by Samoa Head of State.

Head of State of Samoa His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamases

The goal of The New Zealand Good Samaritan Heart Mission to Samoa Trust is simple: To help Samoa’s poor with serious heart problems get surgical help. The road to achieving that goal is, however, not so simple.

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Announcing the Keynote Address to be given by Tuiloma Neroni Slade.

"The Trust is honoured not only that Tuiloma is one of our Trustees, but also a pre-eminent force in Pacific and international affairs when you look at what he has quietly achieved in his lifetime. His message back grounded by his amazing journey through life is one that should not be missed and the highlight of the evening"

Tuiloma Neroni Slade

Tuiloma Neroni Slade has had an extensive international career and is currently the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, based in Suva, Fiji.

Before taking up his tenure at the Forum Secretariat, Mr Slade was a Judge of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, The Netherlands, until 2006.

Before his election to the International Criminal Court, Mr Slade was for many years Samoa’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, and concurrently Ambassador to the United States of America and High Commissioner to Canada.

Prior to that he served as a senior counsel with the Legal Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.

From 1976-1982, Mr Slade was the Attorney-General of Samoa, the first Samoan of his generation to occupy that position.

He obtained his law degree from Victoria University in Wellington.

In acknowledgement of his career contributions Mr Slade was conferred the Order of Samoa – Poloaiga Sili a Samoa in 2005.  He is the sole living holder of this high honour.

He has also been recognised internationally with awards for environmental diplomacy, for his leadership on issues concerning global oceans and his services to small island developing States of the world in the international negotiations on global climate change.