Background Information: A new programme in New Zealand and especially for Pacific people. We plan for 1 year as a pilot programme, fully funded by CMDHB, under the leadership of the Pacific Lotu Moui and Lets Beat Diabetes Programmes. Its mainly for newly diagnosed Pacific Type 2 Diabetes and their families. It is conducted in 4 selected Pacific Churches, and delivered in Pacific languages for 10 – 12 participants. Aim: To provide group diabetes education to Pacific people with Type 2 Diabetes and their families, in order for them to acquire the necessary skills and tools to self manage their diabetes conditions themselves, and live successfully with diabetes. Method: We set up a meeting with the Ministers and their Health Committee members in 4 different churches, to explain the programme and the need to identify selected participants. Then we screened them by filling in short simple questions to find out how many diabetes people in each church. The identified diabetes people were given explanations and signed consent forms and referral forms for their GP to complete with their latest diabetes blood results. The introduction letter was sent to GPs about the programme and their contribution. We rolled out the programme to the first Samoan Church group with 6 participants and 6 family members, with the Minister and wife as support people, and it was for 4 hours a day over 5 weeks. The age group of the participants range from 38 – 80 years old. We had a pre-evaluation questionnaire before the commencing of the sessions, and post evaluation at the last day of the sessions. There is also a 3 month evaluation followed by participants visiting their GP for blood tests, and to find out any changes in HBA1C and all other necessary blood results for diabetes. Five of the participants developed diabetes in N.Z in their late 30s to late 40 years of age, and only one had diabetes in Samoa 30 years ago, when she was a Minister’s wife. Results: Pacific participants and family members have commented on the importance of this new programme for them, because it actually empowers them with all the necessary self management knowledge, skills, tools, and attitude to make a lot of new changes towards achieving higher goals to live successfully with diabetes. They are all awaiting improved blood results with all the changes they have adapted in their life style changes to improve health. Conclusion: We are very positive and fully supported this wonderful programme for our Pacific people because we can see positive results and outcomes with the lives of our Pacific people already. Making changes in the lives of people takes time, commitments, perseverance, patience, and lots of understanding, support and love. I commend them all for all their efforts and willingness to participate in this Pacific DSME Programme.