The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
soap opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...
''
Shortland Street
''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...
'' in 2008, by order of first appearance.
Dinesh Jivani
Dr. Dinesh Jivani was the arranged fiancé of
Shanti Kumari
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper ( Toni Potter). Alice t ...
(
Nisha Madhan
Nisha Madhan (born ) is a New Zealand actor, director and producer with experience in film, theatre and television. She appeared on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' for three years. She is a regular performer in theatres in New Z ...
). Dinesh arrived to Ferndale with the intention of marrying Shanti as was planned by their parents and quickly got a job at the hospital. However,
Joey
Joey may refer to:
People
*Joey (name)
Animals
* Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial
* Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets
Film and television
* ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horac ...
(
Johnny Barker) revealed that Shanti had moved on and Shanti desperately tried to lose Dinesh. However, when her relationship with
Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) dissolved, she and Dinesh finally got together. It was not long before the relationship ended however and Dinesh finally realised Shanti would not marry him. He had a one-night stand with
Toni Warner
Antoinette "Toni" Warner (née Thompson, formerly McAllister) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Laura Hill from 2001 until 2008.
In 2008, Toni became the first character on the sh ...
(Laura Hill) before returning to India.
Morgan Braithwaite
Morgan Braithwaite (previously Tippett) was the old nursing school friend of serial killer,
Joey Henderson
Joseph James "Joey" Henderson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Johnny Barker from mid 2007 to early 2008.
Arriving in June 2007 as an eager yet awkward newbie nurse, Joey was a potentia ...
(
Johnny Barker). She debuted as a recurring character in early 2008 before returning later in the year and featuring in several key storylines.
Morgan was interested in the shy Joey but the two's romance never took off and Morgan left town when she discovered he was a murderer.
She returned months later when it was revealed she was buying his items online and soon started up a relationship with
Gerald Tippett
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper (Toni Potter). Alice tr ...
(Harry McNaughton). However, Gerald's
asexuality
Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It may be considered a sexual orientation or the lack thereof. It may also be categorized more widely, to include a broad sp ...
caused the couple to break up, and Morgan briefly dated
Hunter
Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...
(
Lee Donoghue
Lee Donoghue (born 12 October 1983) is a New Zealand actor best known for his role as Hunter McKay on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Lee grew up in Lower Hutt but he also lived in Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Austral ...
). Morgan agreed to be an illegal surrogate mother to her friend
Cindy (
Sarah McLeod
Sarah McLeod (born 18 July 1971) is a New Zealand film and television actress. Her most notable role was in the Peter Jackson films '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' and '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' ...
) and her husband
Trent
Trent may refer to:
Places Italy
* Trento in northern Italy, site of the Council of Trent United Kingdom
* Trent, Dorset, England, United Kingdom Germany
* Trent, Germany, a municipality on the island of Rügen United States
* Trent, California, ...
(John Glass) but when she learned she was having triplets and they wanted to abort one, she decided to keep the children. Her romance with Gerald reignited and the two married so as to provide the babies with a stable family. However, Morgan eventually decided to give the babies back and separated from Gerald. She was shocked in late 2009 when new nurse
Nicole
Nicole may refer to:
People
* Nicole (name)
* Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor''
* Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977)
* Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro ...
(
Sally Martin
Sally Erana Martin (born 28 May 1985) is an actress from New Zealand. She has appeared in a range of television series, including '' The Strip'', ''Shortland Street'' and in ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' as Tori Hanson, the latter two co-starr ...
), revealed she was Morgan's sister. Morgan's comic books got bought by an Australian company but just days before she was due to leave, she was struck and killed by a car driven by
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th Sto ...
).
Kath Bennett
Kath Bennett was the estranged mother of
Joey Henderson
Joseph James "Joey" Henderson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Johnny Barker from mid 2007 to early 2008.
Arriving in June 2007 as an eager yet awkward newbie nurse, Joey was a potentia ...
(
Johnny Barker). Kath arrived to Joey's flat in February 2008 in an attempt to reconcile with her son but Joey refused to get on with his mother and shocked his flatmates when he sent Kath flying to the ground. Kath warned
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th Sto ...
) to keep an eye on Joey and left. Following Joey's death and the revelation he was a serial killer, Kath came into the hospital, having tried to kill herself.
Rebecca Scott
Rebecca "Beccs" Scott was the older sister of
James "Scotty" Scott (Kiel McNaughton).
Shanti (Nisha Madhan) caught Scotty with Rebecca and suspected she was his mistress, however it turned out Scotty was renting out a house to his sister and their father
Jimmy (Peter Kaa). Rebecca later attended Scotty and Shanti's wedding and began to date Shanti's brother
Sunil (Monish Anand). In 2009 Rebecca moved in with Scotty and Shanti when they were forced to sell her house. However, Shanti soon realised Rebecca was a prostitute. Scotty tried to desperately talk her out of it and after another brief flirtation with Sunil, he left her when he discovered the truth. Rebecca began to work for
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th Sto ...
), but
Sean
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglici ...
(Thijs Morris) introduced drugs to the business and Rebecca quit in December to pursue a moral career in Wellington. In 2011 Rebecca's mother
Hine
''Hine'' is a surname deriving from Middle English.
Etymology
According to the '' Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', the modern name ''Hine'' and its variants derive from the Middle English word ''hine'' (with the addit ...
(
Rena Owen Renas may refer to:
Places
*Rena, Badajoz, a municipality in Extremadura, Spain
*Rena, Norway, a village in Innlandet county, Norway
*Rena, Washington, a community in Clallam County, Washington, United States
People
*Rena (given name), list of pe ...
) went to live with her and meet her grandchildren.
Amy Scott
Amy Scott was the young daughter of
Rebecca
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...
(Marise Wipani). In 2009 her uncle
Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) and his wife
Shanti (Nisha Madhan) offered to adopt her but were rejected. In 2011 Amy met her grandmother
Hine Ryan
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2010, by order of first appearance.
Loren Fitzpatrick
Loren Fitzpatrick was the vegetarian love interest for Daniel Potts ( Ido Dre ...
(
Rena Owen Renas may refer to:
Places
*Rena, Badajoz, a municipality in Extremadura, Spain
*Rena, Norway, a village in Innlandet county, Norway
*Rena, Washington, a community in Clallam County, Washington, United States
People
*Rena (given name), list of pe ...
).
Jessie Scott
Jessie Scott was the young son of
Rebecca
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...
(Marise Wipani). In 2009 his uncle
Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) and his wife
Shanti (Nisha Madhan) offered to adopt him but were rejected. In 2011 Jessie met his grandmother
Hine Ryan
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2010, by order of first appearance.
Loren Fitzpatrick
Loren Fitzpatrick was the vegetarian love interest for Daniel Potts ( Ido Dre ...
(
Rena Owen Renas may refer to:
Places
*Rena, Badajoz, a municipality in Extremadura, Spain
*Rena, Norway, a village in Innlandet county, Norway
*Rena, Washington, a community in Clallam County, Washington, United States
People
*Rena (given name), list of pe ...
).
Jimmy Scott
James "Jimmy" Scott was the alcoholic and gambling addicted father of
Scotty (Kiel McNaughton). Scotty was reluctant to let Jimmy get to know his fiancé
Shanti (Nisha Madhan) and subsequently the two began to meet privately. Jimmy conned Shanti out of thousands of dollars and when Scotty found out he angrily broke up with Shanti. The two later reconciled and Jimmy attended their wedding. In 2009 Jimmy's daughter
Rebecca
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...
(Marise Wipani) announced Jimmy had run away and was in huge debt.
Martha Riley
Martha Riley was the consultant that overlooked the hospital. She brought in
Hone Ropata
Dr. Hone Ropata is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Temuera Morrison as part of the original cast. Morrison maintained the role for three years before briefly reprising it in 2008 to c ...
(
Temuera Morrison
Temuera Derek Morrison (born 26 December 1960) is a New Zealand actor and Singer who first gained recognition for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata on the soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He gained critical acclaim for his starring role as Jake "The ...
) to replace
Chris Warner
Christopher Alexander Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who has been portrayed by Michael Galvin since the show's first episode, making him the longest running original character. Galvin quit the ...
(
Michael Galvin
Michael Galvin (born 27 March 1967) is a New Zealand actor, singer and playwright, well known for his role as Chris Warner on the soap opera Shortland Street, a character he has played almost since the show's debut in 1992 until 1996 and again ...
) as CEO and started an affair with
Callum McKay
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2006, by order of first appearance.
Ant Richards
Anthony "Ant" Richards was the man Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) set up with ...
(
Peter Mochrie
Peter Mochrie (born 23 March 1959), is an Australian actor whose career spans over forty years in the industry, primarily featuring in television soap opera's, he has also worked in New Zealand, where he spent six years as Dr. Callum McKay in ...
). A rivalry broke out between Riley and Callum's wife
Justine Jones (
Lucy Wigmore
Lucy Wigmore is a stage and screen actress from New Zealand. She played core cast member Dr '' Justine Jones'' in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', and has also starred as Lillian May Armfield in Underbelly: Razor, a 13-part d ...
) and Riley was devastated when Callum decided to stay with Justine. She later departed the hospital.
Kingi Te Wake
Kingi Te Wake was the gang member who was involved with the gang; "The Whitetails". Kingi and the gang started to get involved with
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th Sto ...
) and ran several dance parties with him. However, when Kieran cut him out of the business, Kingi kidnapped him and threatened his life. Kingi met
Tania Jeffries (
Faye Smythe
Faye Smythe (born 25 November 1985) is a New Zealand television actor, best known for her role in Shortland Street as Nurse Tania Jeffries.
Early life
Smythe, is of mixed race ancestry and was born in Cape Town. She emigrated to New Zealand wi ...
) and fell in love with her but when Tania became too involved with his gang life, he assaulted her in a fit of fury. Days later an upset Kingi confessed he was an undercover cop and when he quit the gang, he and Tania were kidnapped and nearly killed. When they managed to escape, Kingi broke up with Tania, ashamed of what he had done and departed to Australia.
Anja Sadovenko
Anja Sadovenko was the model who worked with
Hunter McKay
Hunter McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Lee Donoghue from December 2006, as part of a new family unit consisting of parents Callum McKay (Peter Mochrie) and Justine Jones (L ...
(
Lee Donoghue
Lee Donoghue (born 12 October 1983) is a New Zealand actor best known for his role as Hunter McKay on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Lee grew up in Lower Hutt but he also lived in Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Austral ...
). She collapsed from exhaustion and drug abuse and was the cause of Hunter leaving the profession. She returned to his life in early 2009, having quit modeling in pursuit of Hunter. However, Hunter was not interested and Anja left.
Olive Moronuki
Olive Moronuki was the Japanese school friend of
Sophie McKay
Sophie Juliette McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Kimberley Crossman from 2006 to 2011 as part of the McKay family unit. She made a guest appearance in 2012.
Creation and castin ...
(
Kimberley Crossman
Kimberley Frances Crossman (born May 1990) is a New Zealand actress and presenter who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She is the co-founder of Joyable.
In August 2021, it was announ ...
).
Shobna Kumari
Shobna Kumari was the troublesome mother of
Shanti Kumari
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper ( Toni Potter). Alice t ...
(Nisha Madhan). She arrived in 2008 to attend Shanti's marriage to
Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) and revealed troubles in her marriage to
Naveen
Naveen or Navin (Sanskrit: नवीन, Tamil: நவீன், ; meaning "new", "fresh", "young", "bright", "creative") is an Indian given name and surname.
syll. na-vee(n), nav-e-en The baby boy name Naveen is pronounced as NEYVIY-N †. Nave ...
(Ajay Vasisht). Following the wedding Shobna was led astray by
Yvonne Jeffries
Yvonne Jeffries (previously Gregory) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She was portrayed by Alison Quigan in a guest stint in 2004, before returning in a regular role the following year. She remained on t ...
(Alison Quigan) and decided to stay in New Zealand. However, she and Naveen reconciled and the family returned to India. She returned in 2009 to visit Shanti and Scotty but the couple were shocked when Shobna renovated their house and announced her intention for plastic surgery. The plastic surgery clinic went broke and Shobna lost thousands of dollars before she departed again. She returned later in the year when Shanti suddenly died from illness. She helped Scotty through the ordeal and left shortly afterwards. In 2011 Shobna returned and offered Yvonne a job in Sydney. She helped reconcile Scotty with his fiancé
Tracey
Tracy, Tracey, or Tracie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Tracy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname, also encompassing spelling variations
Places United States
* Tracy, C ...
(
Sarah Thomson) and departed again with Yvonne following shortly after.
Brooke Freeman
Dr. Brooke Freeman was the elusive doctor with a hidden past. She was portrayed by
Beth Allen and quickly became a central part of the soap following her high-profile romance with villain –
Ethan Pierce (Owen Black).
Grishma Kumari
Grishma Kumari was the younger sister of
Shanti Kumari
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper ( Toni Potter). Alice t ...
(Nisha Madhan). She was considered by her family to be unlikely to get a husband and was increasingly displeased at Shanti's marriage to
Scotty (Kiel McNaughton). She arrived for the wedding and departed shortly after. In 2009 Grishma could not attend Shanti's funeral as she was violently sick.
Dipali Kumari
Dipali Kumari was the misguided younger sister of
Shanti (Nisha Madhan). Dipali arrived for Shanti's wedding and fell into bed with
Kip Denton
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper ( Toni Potter). Alice t ...
(Will Hall) after a night of drinking. Dipali wished to pursue a relationship whilst Kip did not. She later left with her family. She returned in 2009 for Shanti's funeral before leaving again.
Naveen Kumar
Naveen Kumar was the strict father of
Shanti Kumari
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper ( Toni Potter). Alice t ...
(Nisha Madhan). He arrived for Shanti's wedding and was disappointed his daughter did not marry
Dinesh
Dinesh (Devanagari: ') is a common Hindu male given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of ' 'day' and ' 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an epithet of the Sun. Notable people with the name include:
* Dinesh, Indian film actor
* Dinesh Baboo, Ind ...
(Amin Sheikh) but soon came around to loving the New Zealand culture. It was soon revealed his marriage with
Shobna (Leela Patel) was on the rocks but the two eventually reconciled and departed. Naveen returned in 2009 for Shanti's funeral.
Nigel Tippett
Nigel Tippett was the eccentric father of
Gerald Tippett
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper (Toni Potter). Alice tr ...
(Harry McNaughton).
Morgan Braithwaite
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2008, by order of first appearance.
Dinesh Jivani
Dr. Dinesh Jivani was the arranged fiancé of Shanti Kumari (Nisha Madhan). Dines ...
(
Bonnie Soper
Bonnie Soper (born in Invercargill, New Zealand in 1984) is a New Zealand film and television actress.
Early career
A graduate of the Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts, her theatre credits include, Auckland Theatre Company's 2007 play ...
) suspected Gerald's parents of molesting him as a boy but this turned out not to be the case as revealed over Gerald's birthday dinner. In 2009 Nigel arrived and announced his wife
Katie
Katie is an English feminine name. It is a form Katherine, Kate, Caitlin, Kathleen, Katey and their related forms. It is frequently used on its own.
People Sports
*Katie Boulter (born 1996), British tennis player
*Katie Clark (born 1994), Briti ...
(Nancy Shroder) had kicked him out of the house and he soon began managing 'The IV' bar much to Gerald's shock. He departed after Katie took him back in. Nigel visited Gerald in hospital in 2012 and was shocked at his condition.
Katie Tippett
Katherine "Katie" Tippett was the eccentric mother of
Gerald Tippett
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper (Toni Potter). Alice tr ...
(Harry McNaughton).
Morgan Braithwaite
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2008, by order of first appearance.
Dinesh Jivani
Dr. Dinesh Jivani was the arranged fiancé of Shanti Kumari (Nisha Madhan). Dines ...
(
Bonnie Soper
Bonnie Soper (born in Invercargill, New Zealand in 1984) is a New Zealand film and television actress.
Early career
A graduate of the Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts, her theatre credits include, Auckland Theatre Company's 2007 play ...
) suspected Gerald's parents of molesting him as a boy but this turned out not to be the case as revealed over Gerald's birthday dinner. Katie later visited after returning from Europe. Katie did not visit Gerald when his heart failed in 2012 as she was in Tibet with no cell phone coverage.
Kane Harvey
Kane Harvey was the leader of the 'Whitetails' gang who kidnapped
Kingi Te Wake (Te Kohe Tuhaka) and
Tania Jeffries (
Faye Smythe
Faye Smythe (born 25 November 1985) is a New Zealand television actor, best known for her role in Shortland Street as Nurse Tania Jeffries.
Early life
Smythe, is of mixed race ancestry and was born in Cape Town. She emigrated to New Zealand wi ...
) when he discovered Kingi was a police informant. Tania hit Kane with a hammer and the two escaped. Kane was later arrested.
Tupac Evans
Tupac Evans was the naive gang member involved with; "The Whitetails". Tupac was taught to play basketball by
Kingi (Te Kohe Tuhaka) and ended up saving him and
Tania Jeffries (
Faye Smythe
Faye Smythe (born 25 November 1985) is a New Zealand television actor, best known for her role in Shortland Street as Nurse Tania Jeffries.
Early life
Smythe, is of mixed race ancestry and was born in Cape Town. She emigrated to New Zealand wi ...
) when they were kidnapped by gang members. Tupac returned months later when he was in bootcamp with
Daniel Potts (
Ido Drent
Ido Drent (born 27 January 1987) is a South African-born actor working and living in Auckland, New Zealand. He is best known to television audiences as Daniel Potts in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Drent was born ...
). The two initially clashed but ended up good friends and Tupac stayed with Daniel when bootcamp finished. Daniel's step father
TK Samuels
Te Koha "TK" Samuels is a fictional character in New Zealand's longest running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', played by actor Benjamin Mitchell (New Zealand actor), Benjamin Mitchell since early 2006.
Creation and casting
The character of Hui ...
(
Benjamin Mitchell) took Tupac in and taught him to box but Tupac's cousin
Magic
Magic or Magick most commonly refers to:
* Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces
* Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic
* Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...
(Kurt Stowers) introduced Tupac to underground fighting and Daniel nearly died as a result. Tupac became involved in security work but when he began to guard
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
's (
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th Sto ...
) brothel, Kieran's brother
Sean
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglici ...
(Thijs Morris) framed Tupac for faulty drugs that nearly killed a girl and Tupac ended up in jail.
Ethan Pierce
Dr. Ethan Pierce was the manipulative and sadistic doctor who had a past with
Brooke Freeman (
Beth Allen). Ethan won the job as head of surgery and got the hospital to receive skin grafts from his bio technology company. He went into business with
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th Sto ...
) and started to date
Alice Piper (
Toni Potter
Toni Potter (born ) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role on the New Zealand medical drama, ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Potter grew up with her sister, mother and father who was in the army in Papakura, Waiouru and Upper Hutt. ...
). Ethan started to clash with several members of staff, primarily
Callum McKay
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2006, by order of first appearance.
Ant Richards
Anthony "Ant" Richards was the man Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) set up with ...
(
Peter Mochrie
Peter Mochrie (born 23 March 1959), is an Australian actor whose career spans over forty years in the industry, primarily featuring in television soap opera's, he has also worked in New Zealand, where he spent six years as Dr. Callum McKay in ...
),
Maia Jeffries
Maia Anne Jeffries is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She was portrayed by Anna Jullienne from mid-2004 to early-2011, with the character starring in numerous high-profile storylines alongside her on scre ...
(
Anna Jullienne
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
) and
Luke Durville
Dr. Luke Louis Demonte Durville is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was played by Gerald Urquhart from the character's first appearance in September 2007 until January 2013. The character appeared on a ...
(Gerald Urquhart). Alice discovered Ethan was dating Brooke behind her back and was recording her in bed shortly before Ethan started to harvest body parts to fuel his stem cell company. He murdered an old lady and ended up killing the co owner before he attempted to flee the country, only to end up getting shot three times and killed. In 2009 it was revealed Maia was the killer and in June she began to hallucinate Ethan before finally accepting that she was a killer.
Trish Gunn
Trish Gunn was the determined real estate agent who pressured
Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) and
Shanti (Nisha Madhan) into purchasing a house. She returned the following year when her son
Orando
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(Chris McLennan-Jones) abused her rights to houses to throw parties. She subsequently lost her job.
Don Lennox
Don Lennox was a hitman that worked for corrupt pharmaceutical company – Scott Spear. Don murdered
Craig Valentine (
Renato Bartolomei) to stop him exposing the company and later attempted to murder
Justine Jones (
Lucy Wigmore
Lucy Wigmore is a stage and screen actress from New Zealand. She played core cast member Dr '' Justine Jones'' in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', and has also starred as Lillian May Armfield in Underbelly: Razor, a 13-part d ...
) for her part in the attempted exposure.
Kieran Mitchell
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The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
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) later hired Don to murder
Ethan Pierce (Owen Black) but Ethan miraculously ended up dead before Don could get to him. Don returned in mid-2009, again hired by Scott Spear to stop Justine from testifying against them however a case of mistaken identity saw Don shoot
Brooke Freeman (
Beth Allen) instead. In December 2009 Don was brought into the hospital having suffered a gunshot to the chest, under a fake name but
Chris Warner
Christopher Alexander Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who has been portrayed by Michael Galvin since the show's first episode, making him the longest running original character. Galvin quit the ...
(
Michael Galvin
Michael Galvin (born 27 March 1967) is a New Zealand actor, singer and playwright, well known for his role as Chris Warner on the soap opera Shortland Street, a character he has played almost since the show's debut in 1992 until 1996 and again ...
) recognised him. He ended up dying on the operating table.
Orlando Gunn
Orlando Gunn was the school bully and son of
Trish Gunn
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2008, by order of first appearance.
Dinesh Jivani
Dr. Dinesh Jivani was the arranged fiancé of Shanti Kumari (Nisha Madhan). Dinesh ...
(Sheryl Stewart). Trish paid Orlando to pretend to be interested in a career in the army so as to lure
Scotty (Kiel McNaughton) into using her as her realtor. Orlando returned in 2009 when he was named head boy of Ferndale high opposite
Sophie McKay
Sophie Juliette McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Kimberley Crossman from 2006 to 2011 as part of the McKay family unit. She made a guest appearance in 2012.
Creation and castin ...
(
Kimberley Crossman
Kimberley Frances Crossman (born May 1990) is a New Zealand actress and presenter who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She is the co-founder of Joyable.
In August 2021, it was announ ...
) as head girl. Orlando started to host parties in his mother's open homes and became friends with
Daniel Potts (
Ido Drent
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Early life
Drent was born ...
). However, when the boys took a man hostage in his home, Orlando passed all the blame onto Daniel and the two became enemies. He realised Daniel had a crush on Sophie and so began to date her however when Sophie realised Orlando was claiming they had regular sex and broke up with him. Orlando was later kicked out of his role as headboy.
Mona McKay
Mona McKay was the opinionated mother of
Callum McKay
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2006, by order of first appearance.
Ant Richards
Anthony "Ant" Richards was the man Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) set up with ...
(
Peter Mochrie
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). She arrived after learning her daughter in law
Justine Jones (
Lucy Wigmore
Lucy Wigmore is a stage and screen actress from New Zealand. She played core cast member Dr '' Justine Jones'' in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', and has also starred as Lillian May Armfield in Underbelly: Razor, a 13-part d ...
) had died and quickly got on the bad side of granddaughter
Sophie (
Kimberley Crossman
Kimberley Frances Crossman (born May 1990) is a New Zealand actress and presenter who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She is the co-founder of Joyable.
In August 2021, it was announ ...
). Sophie discovered Mona had cancer and she departed shortly after. She returned in 2010 to attend Sophie's marriage to
Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap a ...
(
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th Sto ...
) but was disgusted to learn Callum was living with
Rachel
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(
Angela Bloomfield), the accused killer of
Morgan (
Bonnie Soper
Bonnie Soper (born in Invercargill, New Zealand in 1984) is a New Zealand film and television actress.
Early career
A graduate of the Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts, her theatre credits include, Auckland Theatre Company's 2007 play ...
). Mona's cancer was revealed to be extremely serious and it was removed via surgery. She departed after realising she was in the way of Callum's happiness. She returned again in 2011 in an attempt to get Callum to pay for an expensive retirement home and quickly clashed with his young girlfriend
Jill (Natalie Medlock). She nearly got robbed by conman
Derek Hurlihy (
David Weatherley
David John Weatherley (born 1 March 1939) is a British-born New Zealand actor and voice artist known for his role as Barliman Butterbur in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''.
Weatherley was born in London and moved to Canada ...
) and ended up leaving to live with her other son, Gordon.
Timothy Carson
Timothy Carson was the disabled son of
Helen Carson (Michelle A'Court). Helen managed to sneak Timothy into having an operation for his
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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but ended up with
HIV
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following a faulty skin graft from
Ethan Pierce (Owen Black).
Bernadette Hamblyn
Bernadette Hamblyn was
Scotty's (Kiel McNaughton) nursing school friend whom began to grow attached to Scotty. Scotty accused her of falling in love with him and a devastated Bernadette revealed she just looked up to him.
Fraser McKenzie
Fraser McKenzie was the lawyer who plotted to murder his wife and a potential love interest for
Yvonne Jeffries
Yvonne Jeffries (previously Gregory) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She was portrayed by Alison Quigan in a guest stint in 2004, before returning in a regular role the following year. She remained on t ...
(Alison Quigan). Yvonne met Fraser in October 2008 and hit it off but was devastated when she learned he was married to
Deborah
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(Susan Curnow). However, Deborah had seriously developed
Alzheimers
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As t ...
, and Fraser was more of a caregiver. Deborah assaulted Yvonne and after surgery, she developed cancer from a faulty skin graft. Fraser helped her through the ordeal and the two began an affair. However, in 2009 Fraser expressed his desire to overdose Deborah on her pills and take her out of her pain. Yvonne was disgusted and they broke up. They parted ways in early 2009 on good terms.
Deborah McKenzie
Deborah McKenzie was the wife of
Fraser McKenzie
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He plays either at lock or blindside flanker and is a former Scotland under-20 captain. He started his career at Dunfermline ...
(
Peter Daube). Deborah had serious
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As t ...
and struggled to recognise Fraser. She pushed
Yvonne Jeffries
Yvonne Jeffries (previously Gregory) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She was portrayed by Alison Quigan in a guest stint in 2004, before returning in a regular role the following year. She remained on t ...
(Alison Quigan) down a flight of stairs and seriously injured her neck. In late 2008 Yvonne discovered Fraser was considering murdering his wife and stopped seeing the two.
Stirling Haldane
Sterling Haldane was the funeral director who co owned a skin graft company with
Ethan Pierce (Owen Black). Sterling supplied bodies to the company illegally and when the bodies ran out, the two were forced to kidnap and murder a pensioner. When the crime came out, Ethan resorted to murdering Sterling to cover his tracks.
Cindy Watson
Cindy Watson was the good friend of
Morgan Braithwaite
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2008, by order of first appearance.
Dinesh Jivani
Dr. Dinesh Jivani was the arranged fiancé of Shanti Kumari (Nisha Madhan). Dines ...
(
Bonnie Soper
Bonnie Soper (born in Invercargill, New Zealand in 1984) is a New Zealand film and television actress.
Early career
A graduate of the Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts, her theatre credits include, Auckland Theatre Company's 2007 play ...
). Cindy and her husband
Trent
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Places Italy
* Trento in northern Italy, site of the Council of Trent United Kingdom
* Trent, Dorset, England, United Kingdom Germany
* Trent, Germany, a municipality on the island of Rügen United States
* Trent, California, ...
(John Glass) visited Morgan and announced her pregnancy. However, days later the couple confirmed they had suffered their third miscarriage and asked Morgan to be an illegal
surrogate mother
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for their child. The pregnancy went straight forward and Cindy started to work at the hospital to keep an eye on Morgan. However, when Morgan discovered she was having triplets, Cindy and Trent requested she abort one of the babies. Morgan decided to keep the children and subsequently Cindy and Trent broke up. The two nervously reconciled and Cindy saved Morgan when she fainted. The two were delighted when she announced they could have the children and departed in June 2009.
In 2010 Cindy rang to express her sadness at the couple not being able to attend Morgan's memorial service.
Trent Watson
Trent Watson was the husband of
Morgan Braithwaite
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2008, by order of first appearance.
Dinesh Jivani
Dr. Dinesh Jivani was the arranged fiancé of Shanti Kumari (Nisha Madhan). Dines ...
's (
Bonnie Soper
Bonnie Soper (born in Invercargill, New Zealand in 1984) is a New Zealand film and television actress.
Early career
A graduate of the Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts, her theatre credits include, Auckland Theatre Company's 2007 play ...
) good friend,
Cindy (
Sarah McLeod
Sarah McLeod (born 18 July 1971) is a New Zealand film and television actress. Her most notable role was in the Peter Jackson films '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' and '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' ...
). Trent and Cindy visited Morgan and announced their pregnancy. However, days later the couple confirmed they had suffered their third miscarriage and asked Morgan to be an illegal
surrogate mother
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for their child. The pregnancy went straight forward however when Morgan discovered she was having triplets, Cindy and Trent requested she abort one of the babies. Morgan decided to keep the children and subsequently Cindy and Trent broke up. Trent tried to get together with Morgan but she declined him and he nervously reconciled with Cindy. The two were delighted when Morgan announced they could have the children and departed in June 2009.
In 2010 Cindy rang to express her sadness at the couple not being able to attend Morgan's memorial service.
Xavier Moyo
Dr. Xavier Moyo was a doctor from
Zimbabwe
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who visited the hospital as part of surgical tourism. He admired his boss
Chris Warner
Christopher Alexander Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who has been portrayed by Michael Galvin since the show's first episode, making him the longest running original character. Galvin quit the ...
(
Michael Galvin
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) but suffered culture shock with the technology used by the New Zealand doctors and continuously clashed with
Kip Denton
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
Meg Harris was an old nursing school friend of Alice Piper ( Toni Potter). Alice t ...
(Will Hall). Xavier started a romance with
Alice Piper (
Toni Potter
Toni Potter (born ) is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role on the New Zealand medical drama, ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Potter grew up with her sister, mother and father who was in the army in Papakura, Waiouru and Upper Hutt. ...
) but began to feel guilty for his uneducated family in Zimbabwe and hastily proposed to Alice. She declined and Xavier departed back to his home country.
References
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*, Shortland Street