The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''
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 2006, by order of first appearance.
Ant Richards
Anthony "Ant" Richards was the man
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) set up with her daughter
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(Faye Smythe).
Ant worked at the pharmaceutical company – Scott Spear and he was often at the hospital trialing the companies drugs. He and Tania soon got together and Ant contributed to Tania's addiction to prescription medication, supplying her with her fix. However Ant soon started to suspect Scott Spear was manufacturing faulty drugs and he and Tania began to get followed. In October 2006
Huia Samuels
Huia Samuels is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Nicola Kawana from early 2005 to late 2006. The character was initially a recurring character but when producers realised her potential, ...
(
Nicola Kawana
Nicola Kāwana (born 1970) is a New Zealand actress, best known for playing Huia Samuels on the longest running New Zealand television series ''Shortland Street''. Other roles include ''Mercy Peak'', ''Jackson's Wharf'', Lollie in ''The Man Wh ...
) borrowed Ant's new car only for the engine to explode from a rigged bomb, killing her and her unborn child. Ant realised Scott Spear was behind the attempted murder on his life and fled. In August 2008
Craig Valentine
Dr. Craig Valentine is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He was portrayed by Renato Bartolomei for four years from May 2004 to September 2008.
The character arrived in mid-2004 as the father of the establis ...
(
Renato Bartolomei
Renato Bartolomei was born in Australia of Italian descent.
Starting his acting career in Australia, he is now a prominent actor in New Zealand, who had a prominent role as Craig Valentine in ''Shortland Street''.
He starred in the TV2 series ...
) was contacted by Ant whom was in hiding, after he too began investigating Scott Spear. Together the two alongside
Sarah Potts (
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Sarah Potts (Shortland Street), Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, an ...
) and
Justine Jones
Dr. Justine McKay (also Jones) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who appeared in numerous stints from 2005 to 2009. She was portrayed by Laurie Foell in 2005 for a guest stint before returning in 2006 as a ...
(
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 ...
) set about exposing Scott Spear. However, as the team were finally about to reveal the truth, Craig was brutally murdered and Ant again fled into hiding.
Mitch Gillespie
Mitch Gillespie appeared in a guest role in early 2006. Mitch reunited with his former girlfriend
Judy Brownlee
Judy Brownlee is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Donogh Rees for 5 years from early 2001.
Judy was extremely dedicated to her work and found little time for socializing. She was right w ...
(
Donogh Rees
Donogh Rees (born 1959) is a New Zealand actress. She starred in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'' as Nursing management#Director of Nursing, director of nursing Judy Brownlee from 2001 to 2006.
She starred as Abbie in the sci-fi ...
) and it was not long before the two reconciled. In February they departed to live together in Australia.
TK Samuels
Dr. Te Koha "TK" Samuels was the travel worn cousin of
Huia Samuels
Huia Samuels is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Nicola Kawana from early 2005 to late 2006. The character was initially a recurring character but when producers realised her potential, ...
(
Nicola Kawana
Nicola Kāwana (born 1970) is a New Zealand actress, best known for playing Huia Samuels on the longest running New Zealand television series ''Shortland Street''. Other roles include ''Mercy Peak'', ''Jackson's Wharf'', Lollie in ''The Man Wh ...
). He has been portrayed by
Benjamin Mitchell since 25 January 2006 and since his arrival has become one of the most recognisable faces of the show.
The character was involved in a high-profile love triangle between himself,
Sarah Potts (
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Sarah Potts (Shortland Street), Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, an ...
) and
Craig Valentine
Dr. Craig Valentine is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He was portrayed by Renato Bartolomei for four years from May 2004 to September 2008.
The character arrived in mid-2004 as the father of the establis ...
(
Renato Bartolomei
Renato Bartolomei was born in Australia of Italian descent.
Starting his acting career in Australia, he is now a prominent actor in New Zealand, who had a prominent role as Craig Valentine in ''Shortland Street''.
He starred in the TV2 series ...
) which culminated in TK and Sarah getting married, divorced and becoming parents to a daughter –
Tillie Potts
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2011, by order of first appearance.
Peter Morrison
Peter Morrison was Tracey's ( Sarah Thomson) second oldest brother. He arrive ...
(Nalani Rose Tuhoe).
Libby Jeffries
Olivia "Libby" Tippett (née Jeffries) was the final instalment of the Jeffries family unit. She was portrayed by
Fleur Saville until April 2010 and again for brief stints in September 2010 and for the shows
20th anniversary in May 2012. Good looking and efficient, Libby was the personal assistant to the hospital CEO and was famous for her searching towards the perfect husband.
Mackie Bowen
Mackie Bowen was the old medical school friend of
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). Mackie came to help
Jay Copeland
Jessica "Jay" Copeland is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Jaime Passier-Armstrong from mid-2004 to mid-2007. She was the show's first lesbian regular character and longtime love interes ...
(Jaime Prassier-Armstrong) run her business as he had become a successful businessman and he began to date
Sarah Potts (
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Sarah Potts (Shortland Street), Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, an ...
). However it soon became clear there was much more to Mackie and it turned out he was a drug addict when he stole Sarah's car.
Brenda Holloway
Brenda Holloway was the alcoholic nursing manager. She arrived in 2006 and despite sparking up a friendship with
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 generally getting on well with the staff, it soon became apparent Brenda had a serious drinking problem. She went power crazy following a promotion and even arrived to work drunk. Her estranged husband
Gary (Tim Bray) died in 2007, potentially leaving her with custody of their son –
Lachlan (Jonathan Mahon-Heap). Lachlan ended up with Gary's boyfriend and Brenda began drinking again. Following the spree of a serial killer dubbed the
Ferndale Strangler
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 potenti ...
, Brenda began investigating into a series of mysterious cardiac arrests linked to the killer. However, on Halloween 2007 when Brenda finally discovered the killer's true identity, he murdered her whilst dressed in costume.
Buddy Haanui
Buddy Haanui was portrayed by
Antonio Te Maioha
Antonio Te Maioha (born 1 February 1970) is a television and film actor from New Zealand. He came to international prominence playing a gladiator Barca, the Beast of Carthage, in the television drama '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' and its preque ...
in three stints from 2006 to 2007. Whilst visiting his girlfriend
Huia Samuels
Huia Samuels is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Nicola Kawana from early 2005 to late 2006. The character was initially a recurring character but when producers realised her potential, ...
' (
Nicola Kawana
Nicola Kāwana (born 1970) is a New Zealand actress, best known for playing Huia Samuels on the longest running New Zealand television series ''Shortland Street''. Other roles include ''Mercy Peak'', ''Jackson's Wharf'', Lollie in ''The Man Wh ...
)
marae
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,
Craig Valentine
Dr. Craig Valentine is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He was portrayed by Renato Bartolomei for four years from May 2004 to September 2008.
The character arrived in mid-2004 as the father of the establis ...
(
Renato Bartolomei
Renato Bartolomei was born in Australia of Italian descent.
Starting his acting career in Australia, he is now a prominent actor in New Zealand, who had a prominent role as Craig Valentine in ''Shortland Street''.
He starred in the TV2 series ...
) was shocked to learn Huia was once married to Buddy. The two had a moment and it looked like they were to reconcile, however Huia ended up leaving Buddy behind. Buddy was disgusted at Craig months later at Huia's funeral for how he had treated her. In 2007
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) visited his family and was shocked when Buddy suggested selling off parts of the marae to businessmen. In 2014 TK suggested Buddy as a pall-bearer at
Sarah Potts' (
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Sarah Potts (Shortland Street), Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, an ...
) funeral.
Kuini Samuels
Kuini Samuels was the disproving mother of
Huia Samuels
Huia Samuels is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Nicola Kawana from early 2005 to late 2006. The character was initially a recurring character but when producers realised her potential, ...
(
Nicola Kawana
Nicola Kāwana (born 1970) is a New Zealand actress, best known for playing Huia Samuels on the longest running New Zealand television series ''Shortland Street''. Other roles include ''Mercy Peak'', ''Jackson's Wharf'', Lollie in ''The Man Wh ...
) and the aunt of
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). Kuini was disgusted in Huia for not returning to the marae and showed great gratitude towards TK for his input towards the Whanau's health. However Kuini was extremely sick and Huia's boyfriend
Craig Valentine
Dr. Craig Valentine is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He was portrayed by Renato Bartolomei for four years from May 2004 to September 2008.
The character arrived in mid-2004 as the father of the establis ...
(
Renato Bartolomei
Renato Bartolomei was born in Australia of Italian descent.
Starting his acting career in Australia, he is now a prominent actor in New Zealand, who had a prominent role as Craig Valentine in ''Shortland Street''.
He starred in the TV2 series ...
) diagnosed her with a growth and not cancer as she had feared. Later in the year at Huia's
tangi Kuini expressed regret at the way she had treated her only daughter. In 2007 Kuini attended TK's wedding and got into a fight with her sister
Liz Arthur
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 ...
(Rima Te Wiata) for the way she had treated TK. TK and his wife
Sarah
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(
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Sarah Potts (Shortland Street), Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, an ...
) visited Kuini in 2009 following their termination and Kuini revealed that before Huia, she had suffered two miscarriages. TK visited Kuini in 2010 to set up a clinic at the marae but the input of
Brooke Freeman
Brooke Rolleston (née Marsden, previously Freeman) is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Beth Allen. Brooke debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 14 July 2008. The role was written with Allen ...
(
Beth Allen
Elizabeth Grace Nell Allen (born 28 May 1984) is a New Zealand actress. She has been acting since an early age and has appeared in several small productions and commercials since 1993. Her first major television role was in Cloud 9's '' The Le ...
) initially put stress on the idea but it turned out to be a positive movement on the whanau. Kuini visited again in 2011 and made it clear she thought TK was still in love with Sarah however several months later at TK's wedding to
Roimata Ngatai
Roimata Ngatai (previously Samuels) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', who was portrayed by Shavaughn Ruakere from January 2011 to January 2014. Initially introduced as a 3-month love interest for TK Samuel ...
(Shavaughn Ruakere), Kuini encouraged TK to go through with the ceremony. Kuini returned to Ferndale in August 2014 following Sarah's death. She helped organize the funeral and supported TK following his loss. Kuini returned to Ferndale 6 years later with a group of relatives, in an attempt to lure TK back to serve as the local marae's doctor. Undeterred due to his new romance, TK convinced his niece
Esther
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(Ngahuia Piripi) to go in his place. Kuini returned in 2022 for TK's wedding to Cece King. Kuini was the celebrant for the wedding.
Justin Salt
Justin Salt, played by Heath Jones, made his first appearance on 14 July 2006. He departed in September 2006, before returning from 4 to 11 December 2007.
Justin works as a surgeon for
Justine Jones
Dr. Justine McKay (also Jones) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who appeared in numerous stints from 2005 to 2009. She was portrayed by Laurie Foell in 2005 for a guest stint before returning in 2006 as a ...
at
Shortland Street Hospital
''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 ...
. Libby Jeffries is drunk and working late on a report when Justin walks in. He tries to rape her. Justin then became a somewhat cocky antagonist who irritated
Claire Solomon
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2004, by order of first appearance.
Sef Kruse
Sef Kruse was Vinnie's (Pua Magasiva) womanizing cousin. Sef briefly visited Vinnie in ...
and
Libby Jeffries
Olivia "Libby" Tippett (previously Jeffries) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Fleur Saville from early-2006 to mid-2010. She returned in a guest appearance during the shows 20th anni ...
. One night at The IV, when he goes too far, troubled amnesiac and barman
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 as ...
intervenes, revealing a dormant volatile nature. The violence escalates when Kieran convinces Claire to assist him in kidnapping Justin to teach him a lesson. They bring him to a garden shed behind their home and under
duress
Coercion () is compelling a party to act in an involuntary manner by the use of threats, including threats to use force against a party. It involves a set of forceful actions which violate the free will of an individual in order to induce a desi ...
he repents for his behaviour. He was later discovered by
Jay Copeland
Jessica "Jay" Copeland is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Jaime Passier-Armstrong from mid-2004 to mid-2007. She was the show's first lesbian regular character and longtime love interes ...
bound in the trunk of a car.
Originally a character brought in to expose the dark and unpredictable nature of Kieran, he later developed into a prime suspect for Claire's murder investigation. It seems apparent that he recognizes Claire's voice from the night of the kidnapping, and he comments at one point that her perfume smells familiar to him too. His initials, J. S. appeared in Claire's diary as well as his lighter turning up in her bag the morning she was found dead.
Justin returned towards the end of 2007 in order to clear up the Surgical Waiting Lists in time for Christmas. After being robbed by
Harmony O' Neill (Hetty Gaskett-Hahn) and attempting to attack her at the end of a night shift and threatening to expose Kieran for his previous actions, Justin became a suspect in the case of the
Ferndale Strangler
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 potenti ...
.
While being found incapable of being the Strangler, the arrogant surgeon was framed after a falling out with old medical school associate
Gavin Capper
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 ...
(Tim Schijf), to which he retaliated by reporting Gavin for the rape of a woman named Denise Roycroft while they were at Medical School together. Justin was last seen with Gavin being escorted from the building, Gavin arrested for rape, Justin being an accessory to the fact.
Ingrid Campbell
Dr. Ingrid Campbell was the strong willed surgeon who filled in for
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 ...
) whilst he was on sick leave. She clashed with
Mark Weston (Tim Foley) and departed. Ingrid returned several months later when Chris planned to flee Ferndale and hired her as his replacement. She stayed until early 2007. Ingrid returned two years later as the temporary head of surgery following the murder of
Ethan Pierce
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). Dine ...
(Owen Black), and was quick to show her disgust at the wheel chair bound
Tane Samuels
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 tri ...
(Dominic Ona-Ariki) getting hired. However the two soon bonded before Ingrid was replaced by
Gabrielle Jacobs
Dr. Gabrielle Jacobs is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' and has been portrayed by Virginie Le Brun throughout two stints, the first from 2009 to 2010 and the second from 2011 to 2012. She arrived in Febru ...
(
Virginie Le Brun
Virginie Le Brun (born 7 June 1980) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Dr. Gabrielle Jacobs in the TV series ''Shortland Street''. She is the daughter of French parents, vintners Adele and Daniel Le Brun.
She played Elizabeth F ...
).
Sammy Diamond
Sammy Diamonds appeared for 3 episodes in August 2006. He was a singer on the cruise boat
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) was on and the two had a holiday romance. 3 years later Yvonne pretended her blooming romance with
Ben Goodall (Shaun Edwards-Brown) was really a reconciliation with Sammy.
Holly Makatea
Holly Makatea was the receptionist at the
General Practitioner clinic that
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) worked at. TK was smitten by Holly but was shocked to discover she was a sex worker. Nonetheless, the two began to date but TK discovered he had fallen in love with
Sarah Potts (
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Sarah Potts (Shortland Street), Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, an ...
) and broke it off. Holly returned in 2007 and sought out TK, making Sarah jealous. However it turned out Holly was after a
STI check, fearing she had HIV. The results came back positive, devastating both Holly and TK, whom she had slept with.
John Grainger
John Grainger was the slimy CEO of dodgy pharmaceutical company – Scott Spear. John realised company employee
Ant Richards
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 ...
(Michael Morris) was stealing from the company and attempted to blackmail him. The company later tried to murder Ant but accidentally killed
Huia Samuels
Huia Samuels is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Nicola Kawana from early 2005 to late 2006. The character was initially a recurring character but when producers realised her potential, ...
(
Nicola Kawana
Nicola Kāwana (born 1970) is a New Zealand actress, best known for playing Huia Samuels on the longest running New Zealand television series ''Shortland Street''. Other roles include ''Mercy Peak'', ''Jackson's Wharf'', Lollie in ''The Man Wh ...
) in a car bomb. John returned in 2008 when he sought out
Craig Valentine
Dr. Craig Valentine is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He was portrayed by Renato Bartolomei for four years from May 2004 to September 2008.
The character arrived in mid-2004 as the father of the establis ...
(
Renato Bartolomei
Renato Bartolomei was born in Australia of Italian descent.
Starting his acting career in Australia, he is now a prominent actor in New Zealand, who had a prominent role as Craig Valentine in ''Shortland Street''.
He starred in the TV2 series ...
) for a job at Scott Spear. However Craig discovered Scott Spear was dealing in dodgy drugs and
Justine Jones
Dr. Justine McKay (also Jones) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who appeared in numerous stints from 2005 to 2009. She was portrayed by Laurie Foell in 2005 for a guest stint before returning in 2006 as a ...
(
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 ...
) flirted with John and stole a ledger, detailing people Scott Spear had killed off. John returned in 2009 when he confronted both Justine's family before the trial of Scott Spear and showed optimism towards the charges. He later threatened
Sophie
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People with the name Born in the Middle Ages
* Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson
* Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess o ...
(
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 ...
) when he discovered Justine had faked her death. In 2010
Sarah Potts (
Amanda Billing
Amanda Billing (born 12 April 1976 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress best known for her role as Sarah Potts (Shortland Street), Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Biography
Billing grew up in Masterton, an ...
) stated that John had been imprisoned and was facing millions of dollars worth of penalties.
Callum McKay
Dr. Callum McKay first appeared in October 2006 and it was said he was to: "give the hospital a good shake up." In 2012 the character was axed, something which
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 ...
did not mind as he felt he was "coasting" throughout his final year and was missing his onscreen family.
Despite hitting it off with
Libby Jeffries
Olivia "Libby" Tippett (previously Jeffries) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Fleur Saville from early-2006 to mid-2010. She returned in a guest appearance during the shows 20th anni ...
(
Fleur Saville), Callum was revealed as the husband of
Justine Jones
Dr. Justine McKay (also Jones) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who appeared in numerous stints from 2005 to 2009. She was portrayed by Laurie Foell in 2005 for a guest stint before returning in 2006 as a ...
(
Laurie Foell
Laurie Foell (born Laurence Foel on 10 February 1968) is an Argentinian-born Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of both Angela "Angie" Russell and her cousin Josie, in the successful Australian television soap opera ''Ho ...
). The couple briefly separated when Callum discovered Justine (
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 an affair with
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 ...
). In 2008 Callum had an affair with
Martha Riley (Jacque Drew) though he and Justine remained together. Callum became CEO of the hospital despite his dodgey business dealings with
Ethan Pierce
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). Dine ...
(Owen Black). His marriage to Justine fell apart when she faked her death and he had a short lived affair with
Brooke Freeman
Brooke Rolleston (née Marsden, previously Freeman) is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Beth Allen. Brooke debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 14 July 2008. The role was written with Allen ...
(
Beth Allen
Elizabeth Grace Nell Allen (born 28 May 1984) is a New Zealand actress. She has been acting since an early age and has appeared in several small productions and commercials since 1993. Her first major television role was in Cloud 9's '' The Le ...
). He went on to date
Rachel McKenna
Rachel McKenna is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'', played by Angela Bloomfield and who made her first appearance in early 1993. Bloomfield left the role in late 1999, before returning in early 2001 an ...
(
Angela Bloomfield
Angela Bloomfield (born 11 December 1972) is a New Zealand actor and director.
Early life
Bloomfield attended Massey High School in West Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
Bloomfield has starred in ''Shortland Street'' continuously on and off for 2 ...
) for several months before he lost his job after being manipulated by
Shane Tucker
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 Dren ...
(Jason Hood). In mid 2011 he scandalously began an affair with son
Hunter
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's (
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 ...
) ex-girlfriend
Jill (Natalie Medlock) before he got his job back. Callum was devastated when Hunter's drug addiction was revealed and Jill died as a result of a botched pharmacy break-in. In 2012 Callum resigned as CEO and took up a role heading the new drug rehabilitation programme so as to help Hunter. Following Hunters departure, Callum left in May left to reconnect with his children.
Fran Piper
Fran Piper was the eccentric mother of
Alice
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* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
(Toni Potter). She arrived in 2006 and attempted to start a business in Ferndale, though her bipolar disorder soon became apparent and she ended up leaving.
Samantha Thomas
Samantha "Sam" Thomas made her first appearance in November 2006. A transsexual nurse, Sam was born a male but was known to the hospital staff as a woman. She engaged in poker matches with
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
Grunter
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Characteristics
The Terapontidae i ...
(Semu Filipo) against hospital rules. The matches were put to an end and the three were punished when
Brenda
Brenda is a feminine given name in the English language.
Origin
The overall accepted origin for the female name Brenda is the Old Nordic male name ''Brandr'' meaning both ''torch'' and ''sword'': evidently the male name Brandr took root in areas ...
(Katherine McRae) dobbed them in. In 2007 Sam returned when she and Yvonne made a pact to overcome their fears. Sam helped Yvonne overcome her fear of worms whilst Yvonne helped Sam overcome her fear of flying.
Sophie McKay
Sophie Juliette McKay (previously Mitchell) was the teenage daughter of
Justine Jones
Dr. Justine McKay (also Jones) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who appeared in numerous stints from 2005 to 2009. She was portrayed by Laurie Foell in 2005 for a guest stint before returning in 2006 as a ...
(
Laurie Foell
Laurie Foell (born Laurence Foel on 10 February 1968) is an Argentinian-born Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of both Angela "Angie" Russell and her cousin Josie, in the successful Australian television soap opera ''Ho ...
) and
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 ...
). She was portrayed by
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 ...
until 2011 and again for a guest appearance in 2012 for the shows
20th anniversary. At first naive and superficial, throughout her time on the show Sophie developed into a student and a business woman, who by the end of her stint, was a widow to dodgy business man –
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 as ...
(
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 ...
).
Hunter McKay
Hunter McKay was the teenage son of
Justine Jones
Dr. Justine McKay (also Jones) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who appeared in numerous stints from 2005 to 2009. She was portrayed by Laurie Foell in 2005 for a guest stint before returning in 2006 as a ...
(
Laurie Foell
Laurie Foell (born Laurence Foel on 10 February 1968) is an Argentinian-born Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of both Angela "Angie" Russell and her cousin Josie, in the successful Australian television soap opera ''Ho ...
) and
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 ...
). He was portrayed by
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 ...
until March 2012. The character debuted as an intelligent jock, who bullied
Scarlett Valentine
Scarlotta Valentine but known as Scarlett Valentine is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street''. She was portrayed from 2004 to 2008 by Nicole Thomson.
Character history Arrival in Ferndale
Scarlett Valentine i ...
(Nicole Thomson) to the extent that she attempted to murder him. His story lines saw him develop into a sensitive and hard working medical student. However Hunter's final storyline saw him develop an addiction to
Crystal Meth
Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Methamphe ...
that led to his departure.
Robyn Gardner
Robyn Gardner appeared in 4 guest stints from 2006 to 2009. At first Robyn investigated the fraud committed by
Richard Minogue (Hamish Flynn). She was the head investigator of the
Ferndale Stranglings and later harassed the lead suspect,
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 as ...
(
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 ...
). In 2008 and 2009 she investigated claims against dodgy drug company – Scott Spear and escorted
Justine Jones
Dr. Justine McKay (also Jones) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who appeared in numerous stints from 2005 to 2009. She was portrayed by Laurie Foell in 2005 for a guest stint before returning in 2006 as a ...
(
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 ...
) to court when a threat was taken against her life.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Shortland Street Characters
2006
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*, Shortland Street