Storylines of Shortland Street (2010)

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Television New Zealand

Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....

soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

Shortland Street
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...

in 2010.

Highlights of the year

Gerald
Gerald Tippett
Gerald Heathcliff Tippett is a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was played by Harry McNaughton from his first appearance in September 2007 up until his final appearance in September 2010.-2007-2008:...

, Hunter
Hunter McKay
Hunter McKay is a fictional character in the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street. He has been portrayed by Lee Donoghue since he first appeared in December 2006 as part of a new family unit consisting of parents Callum McKay and Justine Jones and younger sister Sophie McKay .The character is gifted...

and Nicole
Nicole Miller (character)
Nicole Miller is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She has been portrayed by Sally Martin since September 2009, arriving as a potential love interest for Maia Jeffries and unknown sister to Morgan Braithwaite .Arriving as a nurse at Shortland Street Hospital, it...

discover the lifeless body of Morgan
Morgan Braithwaite
Morgan Braithwaite was a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Bonnie Soper since February 5, 2008. Morgan died on December 18 2009 after Kieran Mitchell accidentally ran her over with Rachel's car.-Character:Morgan Braithwaite was quiet, polite...

the night after the Christmas Party.
Kieran
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....

and Sophie
Sophie McKay
Sophie Juliette McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was introduced in late 2006 as the daughter of surgeon Justine Jones and GP Callum McKay. She was briefly married to Kieran Mitchell in early 2010 before they separated.-2006-2008:Sophie McKay...

's big wedding gets interrupted by Kieran's ex fiance Libby Jeffries
Libby Jeffries
Olivia "Libby" Jeffries is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Fleur Saville from 2006 to 2010....

who has evidence that Kieran killed Morgan.
Hunter gives a drug addict some clean needles and her friend stabs him with a used needle possibly infecting him with HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...

.
Kieran starts to get blackmailed by an unknown source, it is eventually revealed as his new waitress Jane
Jane Perry (character)
Jane Perry was a fictional recurring character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Sia Trokenheim and was on the show from May 2010 to June 2010. Though she briefly returned later that month. Jane is a former prostitute and worked at The IV...

.
After a fight at the supermarket, Hunter is stabbed and Ben is knocked out. It turns out Ben
Ben Goodall
Benjamin "Ben" Goodall was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He was portrayed by actor Shaun Edwards-Brown. Ben debuted in the soap in July 2009, and began dating long time character Tania Jeffries. Ben then started dating Tania's mother Yvonne Jeffries...

developed a brain hemorrhage and eventually is declared brain dead after surgery.
Kieran, Sean, Nicole and Gerald are pursued by Thai thugs from Kierans past. Eventually they end up on a cliffside, with Kieran sacrificing his own life to save Geralds and his brothers.
After weeks of poisoning Scotty
James Scott (character)
James Owen "Scotty" Scott is a fictional character on New Zealand's longest running soap opera Shortland Street and was portrayed by Kiel McNaughton from his arrival in March 2007, first as a guest character before returning in June 2007 as a core cast member, up until the characters axing in 2011...

, Penny Rourke
Penny Rourke (character)
Paula Sinclair was a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.-Before Shortland Street:...

kidnaps him and holds him hostage. She shoots him and escapes.
After six years of living in Ferndale Sarah Potts
Sarah Potts (character)
Dr. Sarah Marjorie Potts is a fictional character on the soap opera Shortland Street. She is played by Amanda Billing. First arriving in September 2004, the character has reached the record of one of the longest ever stint's in the soap's history, with only short term breaks every few years.Sarah...

moves to Boston, after getting back together with TK
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 since early 2006.-2006-:...

.
After the apartment they are in catches alight, Callum
Callum McKay
Callum McKay is a fictional character portrayed by actor Peter Mochrie in the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street. He is a doctor and the Chief Executive Officer of Shortland Street Hospital.-Introduction:...

jumps onto the passed out lovers, Chris
Chris Warner
Dr. Christopher "Chris" Warner is a fictional character and current main protagonist on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He is portrayed by Michael Galvin. He is the only original character to still be on the show....

and Rachel
Rachel McKenna
Rachel McKenna is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Angela Bloomfield. Rachel first appeared on the show from 1993 to 1999. Then from 2001 to 2003. Rachel then made a very brief appearance in 2007 before returning as a core cast member in October 2009...

, protecting them from another huge explosion as the year ends.

January

Sean arrives at the bar and rigs it to go up in flames. Sophie comes downstairs and manages to put out the fire in time for Kieran arriving.
Morgan is found dead by friends Gerald & Hunter & her sister Nicole.
Rachel falsely admitted to killing Morgan since she was framed for the accident.
Sarah tells TK that she slept with Maxwell the night after the Christmas Party.
TK discovers that Sarah and Maxwell
Maxwell Avia
Maxwell Avia is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Robbie Magasiva. Maxwell debuted on-screen on 19 June 2009.-Creation and casting:...

have slept together again. He offers Sarah the chance to leave with him so they can start over but Sarah refuses and chooses to remain with Maxwell. Devastated, TK leaves. Brooke
Brooke Freeman
Brooke 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 24 July 2008. The role was written with Allen in mind to play her. Brooke arrived as a locum GP but later advanced in her career...

offers him comfort but TK angrily accuses her of damaging his marriage. Their argument turns to passion.
Daniel
Daniel Potts
Daniel Potts is a fictional character in the soap opera Shortland Street. The role was originated by actor Jarred Blakiston from 2004–2005 and again briefly in 2007 before Ido Drent took over in 2009...

has begun a relationship with a girl name Loren Fitzpatrick who currently works at the cafe, Sugar and is horrified to discover his mother's infidelity.
Rachel makes a surprise entrance at Morgan's wake, Nicole loses her self-control and lunges at her.
Rachel is offered to stay at the McKay's house.
Hunter and Callum are shocked when they arrive home to find an unconscious Rachel on there sofa. Which they then discover its from a diazapam overdose but she survives.
Kieran tells Sean (Sid) that he was actually the one who killed Morgan.
Gabrielle
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 present...

decides to resign as HOD.

February

Maia
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 screen family....

and Nicole start a relationship together.
Callum's mother Mona
Mona McKay
Mona McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She is portrayed by Judy Rankin and first arrived in mid 2008 as the mother of established character Callum McKay ....

arrives back to Ferndale for the wedding of her grand daughter Sophie.
Yvonne
Yvonne Jeffries
Yvonne Jeffries is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She is the mother of Maia, Libby, Hamish and Tania Jeffries...

proposes that she and Ben go on a trip to Peru and suggests she break an investment to pay for it.
A middle aged women named Heather arrives at the hospital who turns out to be Ben's ex lover. She later dies on the operating table.
Harry
Harry Warner (character)
Harold "Harry" Warner is a fictional recurring character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He is currently played by Reid Walker but has been portrayed by Joshua Thompson, Callum Campbell Ross and Henry Williams.Harry is the son of the longest serving character on the show Chris...

goes missing after a fall out with Gabrielle. He is later found inside the home of TK, Daniel and Brooke.
Tracey
Tracey Morrison
Tracey Morrison was a fictional character on the New Zealand Soap Opera Shortland Street. Tracey is portrayed by Sarah Thomson and first appeared on the show in 2007 and returned as a major character mid 2008. She departed in 2011.-Casting:...

starts dating Hunter.
The speed camera photo arrives, showing Rachel's car the night Morgan died, but Libby is shocked that someone else is driving. Libby knows who that person must be, which was Kieran and arrives at the Church with police in tow, interrupting the vows and insisting that Sophie must not marry Kieran by revealing that it was actually him (Kieran) who killed Morgan in a hit and run accident.
Sean covers for Kieran, which results in Kieran getting off the hook.
At the Police Station, Kieran tries to tell them the truth but Sid intervenes. When Sophie tries to hear Kieran out, Sean slaps her.
Kieran is outraged but Sean justifies that confessing to Sophie would ruin everything. He assures Kieran he has a plan. When a furious Callum and Hunter arrive with the police, Kieran feels wretched as he allows Sean to be arrested. Later, Sean leaves the country to avoid arrest.

March

Gabrielle leaves Ferndale for Zurich.
Kieran and Sophie trick Hunter and Callum into coming to the McKay house and get married in front of them.
Isaac Worthington
Isaac Worthington
Dr. Isaac John William Worthington is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera, Shortland Street. He is portrayed by Matt Minto and has been on the show since March 8, 2010. He is the cousin of long time character Chris Warner. The characters badboy attitude and relationship with Dr...

arrives in Ferndale with an initial love interest for Libby. Libby initially dislikes him but he grows on him and the two go on a date. After Libby learns that Isaac is related to Chris, she doesn't stops seeing him but she breaks up with him when she saw him flirting with Tracey.
Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller (character)
Nicole Miller is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She has been portrayed by Sally Martin since September 2009, arriving as a potential love interest for Maia Jeffries and unknown sister to Morgan Braithwaite .Arriving as a nurse at Shortland Street Hospital, it...

leaves Ferndale after she has to compete with Maia's dead wife, Jay Copeland
Jay Copeland
Jessica "Jay" Copeland was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Jaime Passier-Armstrong and was first introduced in mid 2004 and appearing until her murder in mid 2007.-Creation:...

.
Sarah and Daniel were stuck with neighbors from hell.
Hunter gets stabbed in the shoulder with a used needle which is probably contagious with HIV or AIDS from a patient he lent injections to and possibly catches Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Hunter finds out he is HIV negative in May.
Sarah and Daniel move in with Maxwell temporally until they find a new home.
Yvonne, Ben, Gerald, Daniel and Loren all sign up to Lorens' fathers play. Gerald gets the lead role.
Tania
Tania Jeffries
Tania Jeffries is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Tania Jeffries is the younger sister to nurse Maia Jeffries, PA Libby Jeffries and daughter of hospital receptionist, Yvonne Jefferies...

arrives back from her break in Samoa and starts seeing Isaac.
Doug Morrison, Traceys brother and cop, arrives in Ferndale.
Libby, Gerald and Yvonne are shocked when Rachel announces that administration is overstaffed and one of their jobs will have to go.
Sophie and Kieran return from their honeymoon.
Rachel tells Libby, Gerald and Yvonne that one of them will get fired. Libby overhears Rachel and Callum discussing that Yvonne will be the one that will get fired. Libby and Gerald tell Rachel if she is to fire Yvonne, the two of them will resign. Rachel accepts their resignations. Libby and Gerald then both take a pay cut so Yvonne can stay as well. None of them end up getting fired.

April

Rachel goes behind Callums back and discusses with William Nungent from the DHB, the possible closure of the Primary Care Clinic.
The play has its opening night and Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes (broadcaster)
Paul Holmes CNZM is a radio and television broadcaster in New Zealand. he hosts Q+A on TV ONE, and the Saturday morning radio show on Newstalk ZB, where for 23 years until December 2008 he hosted the weekday breakfast show, the long-standing number one rating breakfast show...

guest stars as Leslie Grant who gets knocked out and Yvonne has to play his character.
It is revealed that John Grainger, (former CEO of the dodgy pharmacuetical company Scott Spear), is imprisoned and the drug company is facing billions of dollars worth of fines.
Libby leaves Shortland Street.
Yvonne collapses in the lift after Brooke refuses to see her. Yvonne goes to ED and nearly suffers brain damage as a result of not being treated, but she survives since Brooke saved her life.
Doug, Tracey's brother, is bought into ED after a gunshot to the leg. It was later discovered that Doug actually shot himself in the leg to get out of trouble and that he was a corrupt cop.
Maia and Gerald visit Tauranga to visit Nicole, they persuade her to come out of the closet, she decides to stay in Tauranga though, but later has a change of mind and arrives back to Maia's open arms in Ferndale.
It is announced the PCC is to be closed so Sarah decides to buy it out, she gets ex husband TK to help with the money.
The month ends with Brooke, scared that TK and Sarah are growing closer together pokes holes in TKs condoms.

May

Daniel, while staying at TKs house, unwittingly takes a condom that Brooke has poked holes in and has sex
Sex
In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety . Sexual reproduction involves combining specialized cells to form offspring that inherit traits from both parents...

with Loren.
Scotty and Tracey visit Tai Scott in prison and on the way out the prison goes into lockdown as it is revealed the prisoners are revolting, which results in a prisoner getting knifed and Tai getting shot by SWAT but surviving.
After Tai gets taken back to prison, Scotty and Tracey admit their love and hug passionately. Later on, they began dating.
The PCC closes and TK and Sarah set about starting up their own GP clinic.
Kieran discovers a note at the bar saying "I Know What You Did", making Kieran believe someone else knows about him killing Morgan.
Maxwell tells Loren she's pregnant after ending up in ED with a sprained ankle.
TK breakes up with Brooke, leaving her heartbroken and devastated.
After three blackmail notes, the audience learns Jane Perry is blackmailing Kieran Mitchell.
Shortland Street celebrates its 18th birthday.
Sophie tells Kieran she wants a divorce.
Ben proposes to Yvonne to which she rejects but suggests they have a party to celebrate their relationship.
Kieran sets up a plot to find out his blackmailer and finally discovers that it was Jane.
Ben takes Hunter to the supermarket where they get in a fight with some goons and Hunter gets stabbed and Ben gets knocked to the ground. Hunter comes out ok but Ben develops a brain hemorrhage and is pronounced brain dead.
Hunter's HIV results come out negative.

June

Yvonne refuses to accept Ben is gone and thinks he is simply unconscious rather than brain dead.
Chris' feelings for Rachel that he has not felt since 2003 reignite.
Ben's life support is turned off and he dies.
Jane and Kieran successfully scam Henry of 160,000 dollars before Jane leaves to Thailand.
Loren aborts her and Daniels child and leaves to London.
Sarah's PCC is held up by a man with a knife demanding money.
Reuben starts to poach Sarahs patients to get back at her over the Loren situation
Jane returns to the IV and blackmails Kieran again to sell the IV and move to Thailand with her.
The Shortland Street netball team plays and loses against Central.
Brooke's alcoholic Mother Annette arrives in Ferndale and quickly makes The IV her favorite drinking spot.
Jane pushes Kieran making him hit his head on a pot, he is taken to hospital with a brain bleed. After surgery Kieran suffers memory loss and believed it was October 2009 but his memory quickly re-triggered.

July

Scotty's old army friend Warren arrives at Shortland Street demanding Scotty. That night Scotty and Tracey find his dead body in Scotty's living room.
Sophie starts dating her lecturer Ashton Fuller.
Maxwell gets arrested in a case of mistaken identity.
Maxwell gets involved in an armed robbery and saves a shot man. Maxwell's ex step daughter Ula
Ula Levi
Ula Levi is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She is portrayed by Frankie Adams and has been on the show since July 2010.-2010:...

later arrives at his apartment.
Daniel leaves Ferndale for Indoneisa
Sophie dumps her lecturer Ashton Fuller causing him to stalk her everywhere she goes. Kieran finds out about the stalking and enters Ash's home and gets him on the ground and attempting to kill him, revealing Kieran's true self but he was only trying to protect Sophie and that he has not killed anyone before, despite being dangerous.
Kieran is informed that his brother Sean was killed in a warehouse fire in Thailand.

August

Shortland Street aired its first ever 90 minute episode on August 2, 2010.
Kieran's Thai past comes back to haunt him, with gang leader White Dragon chasing Kieran, Sean, Gerald
Gerald Tippett
Gerald Heathcliff Tippett is a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was played by Harry McNaughton from his first appearance in September 2007 up until his final appearance in September 2010.-2007-2008:...

and Nicole
Nicole Miller (character)
Nicole Miller is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She has been portrayed by Sally Martin since September 2009, arriving as a potential love interest for Maia Jeffries and unknown sister to Morgan Braithwaite .Arriving as a nurse at Shortland Street Hospital, it...

through a forest with the end result being White Dragon and Kieran falling to their deaths off a cliff.
Chris catches Zoe cheating on him with his cousin Isaac. Chris ends his relationship with Zoe.
Chris learns he fathered a child named Phoenix Raynor in 1996 with series original Alison Raynor. He takes him under his care.
Rachel's contract is ending; Callum offers her a job as project manager during the hospital restructure. Rachel accepts the part.
Zoe and Isaac sleep together again, Maia and Nicole see them flirting and Nicole guesses she cheated on her, Nicole tells Maia, Maia tells Isaac he has 2 hours to tell her, Isaac calls Tania and she is upset, Then Callum tells them that she has quit and will not be returning for a long while.
Sarah is offered a new position at the hospitals private sector by Rachel, Sarah takes up the offer.
Penny poisons Scotty's curry, but Hunter eats it instead and Penny tricks him into drinking medication which makes him vomit but he recovers.
It was revealed that Ula has been bullying Wendy
Wendy Cooper (character)
Wendy Maria Cooper is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and has been portrayed by Jacqueline Nairn since her debut in mid 2010. The character arrived as the matriarch of the new family unit, the Coopers....

's daughter, Jasmine.
Penny kidnaps Scotty. She takes him to a secret location where she shoots him in anger after Scotty reveals that Penny's father raped his girlfriend. Tracey and Sarah find them. Scotty is rushed to the hospital whilst Penny escapes.
A nationwide search is issued to find Penny. Hunter returns home to find Penny hiding behind the front door. She says she loves him and that she needs money.

September

Hunter sets up Penny and she is arrested.
Scotty proposes to Tracey after getting approval from Shantis family.
Libby Jeffries returns from America. It is revealed her visa expired and so she was fired.
Gerald and Libby get engaged as Gerald has an American visa and that means they can both travel to America.
Tania returns from America.
Although nothing goes to plan on Libby and Geralds big day, the two get married. They depart the next day to the United States.

October

Daniel returns from Indonesia after being bitten by a deadly snake.
New employee Leo Hoffstetter makes off with $200,000 resulting in Callum getting suspended and Sarah becoming acting CEO.
Maxwell sleeps with ex wife Vasa, after admitting the affair to Sarah, the two agree to break up.

November

Rachel returns to Ferndale, after a few weeks of being near her brother's side in Paris and in hopes of ending her relationship with Callum so that she could be with Chris. But somewhere along her return she decided to stay with Callum after finding out what had been going on in the Hospital while she was away.
Sarah has been offered a chance to join an MS researching however though it all takes place in Boston.
TK breaks up with Jennifer after he realizes he is still in love with Sarah though he thinks she is dating Quentin and he can bring himself to tell her.
Yvonne returns to Ferndale from her holiday in Peru, straightaway she is called into work by Callum, much to her dismay, by the time she arrives home at the end of the day with Maia and her son, she finds their apartment ransacked.
As Sarah is about to leave, TK readmits his love and they passionately kiss. The next day at first she cancelled her flight to Boston to stay with him but due to an advice by Daniel, TK encourages her to go and so she sets off there.
Chris returns from Australia but is shocked to hear that Rachel has decided to stay with Callum, though he is determined to win her back.
A mysterious man named Russel offers Yvonne Spanish lessons but is it revealed she accidentally smuggled drugs back from Peru in the form of a trike and he is after it.

December

Tania leaves Ferndale for Laos with her new love Rafe Durville.
Sophie is informed that Kieran's body has been found.
Murray and Brodie purchase the IV.
Evan runs away from his family.
After questioning an illegal surgery Isaac took part in, Luke
Luke Durville
Dr. Luke Durville is a fictional character on New Zealand's long-running soap opera, Shortland Street. Durville has been played by Gerald Urquhart since the character's first appearance on 14 September 2007 and appears sporadically each year often disappearing from four to eleven months at a...

is kidnapped by a foreign gang.
Maxwell reveals to Jennifer that Maia has a crush on her.
Rachel breaks up with Callum.
Scotty freaks out when he hears Penny may be on the lose and he believes Tracey is an imposter. Scotty starts to strangle Tracey and threatens to kill her.
Evans cigarette causes the apartment Rachel and Callum are in to catch alight. Evan is knocked out and Chris comes in to save Rachel. Chris and Rachel lie passed out on the ground as Callum realizes there is going to be a big explosion. He jumps on top of them risking his own life to save theirs as a huge explosion rips through the room.
The 2010 season finishes with Chris', Rachel's, Callum's, Evan's, Tracey's and Luke's lives all at risk.

All year Cast Members

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| Michael Galvin

Michael Galvin

Michael Galvin is a New Zealand actor, singer and playwright, well known for his role as Dr. Chris Warner on the soap opera Shortland Street, a character he has played almost continuously since the shows debut in 1992.-Early life:...

|| HOD Surgery Dr. Chris Warner

Chris Warner

Dr. Christopher "Chris" Warner is a fictional character and current main protagonist on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He is portrayed by Michael Galvin. He is the only original character to still be on the show....

|-
| Angela Bloomfield

Angela Bloomfield

-Career:She starred in Shortland Street for nine years, transforming Rachel McKenna from the school girl daughter of clinic boss into a university student, bar manager and later, a Shortland Street clinic employee....

|| 2IC Rachel McKenna

Rachel McKenna

Rachel McKenna is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Angela Bloomfield. Rachel first appeared on the show from 1993 to 1999. Then from 2001 to 2003. Rachel then made a very brief appearance in 2007 before returning as a core cast member in October 2009...

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| Reid Walker || Harry Warner

Harry Warner (character)

Harold "Harry" Warner is a fictional recurring character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He is currently played by Reid Walker but has been portrayed by Joshua Thompson, Callum Campbell Ross and Henry Williams.Harry is the son of the longest serving character on the show Chris...

|-
| Anna Jullienne

Anna Jullienne

Anna Jullienne Kermode is a New Zealand actress, best known for her role as Nurse Maia Jefferies in the television series Shortland Street. Maia is a beautiful and talented young nurse who happens to be a lesbian...

|| Charge Nurse Maia Jeffries

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 screen family....

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| Amanda Billing

Amanda Billing

Amanda Billing is best known for her role as Doctor Sarah Potts on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.-Biography:...

|| Dr. Sarah Potts
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| Ido Drent

Ido Drent

Ido Drent is a South African actor currently 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:...

|| Daniel Potts

Daniel Potts

Daniel Potts is a fictional character in the soap opera Shortland Street. The role was originated by actor Jarred Blakiston from 2004–2005 and again briefly in 2007 before Ido Drent took over in 2009...

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| Alison Quigan || Yvonne Jeffries

Yvonne Jeffries

Yvonne Jeffries is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She is the mother of Maia, Libby, Hamish and Tania Jeffries...

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| Benjamin Mitchell || Dr. TK Samuels

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 since early 2006.-2006-:...

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| Peter Mochrie

Peter Mochrie

Peter Mochrie is an actor who has appeared in various Australian television programs during his 25-year career. Since 2006 Mochrie has starred in the New Zealand soap Shortland Street as Dr Callum McKay....

|| CEO Dr. Callum McKay

Callum McKay

Callum McKay is a fictional character portrayed by actor Peter Mochrie in the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street. He is a doctor and the Chief Executive Officer of Shortland Street Hospital.-Introduction:...

|-
| Kimberley Crossman

Kimberley Crossman

Kimberley Frances Crossman is a New Zealand actress, dancer and cheerleader who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.-Early life:...

|| Sophie McKay

Sophie McKay

Sophie Juliette McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was introduced in late 2006 as the daughter of surgeon Justine Jones and GP Callum McKay. She was briefly married to Kieran Mitchell in early 2010 before they separated.-2006-2008:Sophie McKay...

|-
| Lee Donoghue || Hunter McKay

Hunter McKay

Hunter McKay is a fictional character in the TVNZ soap opera Shortland Street. He has been portrayed by Lee Donoghue since he first appeared in December 2006 as part of a new family unit consisting of parents Callum McKay and Justine Jones and younger sister Sophie McKay .The character is gifted...

|-
| Kiel McNaughton || Nursing Manager James "Scotty" Scott

James Scott (character)

James Owen "Scotty" Scott is a fictional character on New Zealand's longest running soap opera Shortland Street and was portrayed by Kiel McNaughton from his arrival in March 2007, first as a guest character before returning in June 2007 as a core cast member, up until the characters axing in 2011...

|-
| Sarah Thomson || Nurse Tracey Morrison

Tracey Morrison

Tracey Morrison was a fictional character on the New Zealand Soap Opera Shortland Street. Tracey is portrayed by Sarah Thomson and first appeared on the show in 2007 and returned as a major character mid 2008. She departed in 2011.-Casting:...

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| Beth Allen

Beth Allen

Elizabeth "Beth" Allen has been acting since an early age and has appeared in several small productions and commercials since 1993. Her first major role was in Cloud 9's The Legend of William Tell in 1998, in which she played Princess Vara...

|| Dr. Brooke Freeman

Brooke Freeman

Brooke 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 24 July 2008. The role was written with Allen in mind to play her. Brooke arrived as a locum GP but later advanced in her career...

|-
| Robbie Magasiva

Robbie Magasiva

Robbie Magasiva is a Samoan New Zealand actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe. He has also appeared on television and theatre, and was the co-presenter of New Zealand's Tagata Pasifika with famed athlete Beatrice Faumuina. Magasiva is also known...

||HOD Emergency Dr. Maxwell Avia

Maxwell Avia

Maxwell Avia is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Robbie Magasiva. Maxwell debuted on-screen on 19 June 2009.-Creation and casting:...

|-
| Sally Martin

Sally Martin

Sally Erana Martin 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 Blue Wind Ninja Ranger....

|| Nurse Nicole Miller

Nicole Miller (character)

Nicole Miller is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She has been portrayed by Sally Martin since September 2009, arriving as a potential love interest for Maia Jeffries and unknown sister to Morgan Braithwaite .Arriving as a nurse at Shortland Street Hospital, it...

New Characters

Loren Fitzpatrick - A new worker hired after Sugar got bought. She was dating Daniel and revealed to be a Vegetarian. Left in June to live with her mother in London.
Brodie Kemp - Hunters friend and flatmate. Manager of the IV after Kierans death.
Isaac Worthington
Isaac Worthington
Dr. Isaac John William Worthington is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera, Shortland Street. He is portrayed by Matt Minto and has been on the show since March 8, 2010. He is the cousin of long time character Chris Warner. The characters badboy attitude and relationship with Dr...

- Surgeon at Shortland Street, Chris Warner's cousin on his mother's side.
Jane Perry
Jane Perry (character)
Jane Perry was a fictional recurring character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Sia Trokenheim and was on the show from May 2010 to June 2010. Though she briefly returned later that month. Jane is a former prostitute and worked at The IV...

- Bar staff at The IV bar who was blackmailing Kieran.
Wendy Cooper
Wendy Cooper (character)
Wendy Maria Cooper is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and has been portrayed by Jacqueline Nairn since her debut in mid 2010. The character arrived as the matriarch of the new family unit, the Coopers....

- Nurse at Sarah's Primary Care Clinic.
Penny Rourke
Penny Rourke (character)
Paula Sinclair was a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.-Before Shortland Street:...

- Orderly at Shortland Street. Attempted to murder Scotty while her fathers death turned her into a psychopath.
Ula Levi
Ula Levi
Ula Levi is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She is portrayed by Frankie Adams and has been on the show since July 2010.-2010:...

- A 14 year old girl that Maxwell had believed was his biological daughter. Moved up to Ferndale with mother and ex wife of Maxwell, Vasa.
Phoenix Raynor - Chris Warner's son that he had with Alison Raynor
Alison Raynor
Alison Raynor was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Danielle Cormack and was part of the series original cast.-Creation and Casting:...

in 1996. Chris did not know about him as the couple divorced that year.
Bella, Evan and Jasmine Cooper - Wendys children aged 21, 15 and 13.
Jennifer Mason
Jennifer Mason (character)
Dr. Jennifer Mason was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by well known actress Sara Wiseman.-Prior to Shortland Street:...

- High ranking surgeon at the hospital.
Murray Cooper - Husband of Wendy, father of their children. Owner of IV alongside Brodie.
Hine Ryan
Hine Ryan
Hine Ryan is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She is portrayed by internationally renowned actress Rena Owen and was on the soap from November 2010 to February 2011.-Back Story:...

- Scottys ex heroin addict mother who abandoned him and his family when Scotty was 13.

Departures

Gabrielle Jacobs
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 present...

- Dumped Chris Warner and left Ferndale for a new surgical position in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

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Libby Jeffries
Libby Jeffries
Olivia "Libby" Jeffries is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Fleur Saville from 2006 to 2010....

- Departed for a job in America in April. Returned for 3 weeks in September.
Ben Goodall
Ben Goodall
Benjamin "Ben" Goodall was a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. He was portrayed by actor Shaun Edwards-Brown. Ben debuted in the soap in July 2009, and began dating long time character Tania Jeffries. Ben then started dating Tania's mother Yvonne Jeffries...

- After being hit in a head, Ben developed a brain hemorrhage. He was taken to hospital and pronounced brain dead and his life support was turned off a week later.
Kieran Mitchell
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....

- After being pursued by a Thai gang, Kieran found himself hanging for his life off a cliff. He admitted to the death of Morgan, then let himself fall to his death.
Gerald Tippett
Gerald Tippett
Gerald Heathcliff Tippett is a fictional character in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was played by Harry McNaughton from his first appearance in September 2007 up until his final appearance in September 2010.-2007-2008:...

- Married Libby so that she could gain access to The United States under an American passport and the married couple moved to America.
Tania Jeffries
Tania Jeffries
Tania Jeffries is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Tania Jeffries is the younger sister to nurse Maia Jeffries, PA Libby Jeffries and daughter of hospital receptionist, Yvonne Jefferies...

- Finally found happiness with Luke
Luke Durville
Dr. Luke Durville is a fictional character on New Zealand's long-running soap opera, Shortland Street. Durville has been played by Gerald Urquhart since the character's first appearance on 14 September 2007 and appears sporadically each year often disappearing from four to eleven months at a...

's brother Rafe and after announcing her love, moved with him to Laos to start a hospital.

Returned Characters

Mona McKay - Mother of Callum McKay, returned for two weeks for Sophie's wedding.
Luke Durville
Luke Durville
Dr. Luke Durville is a fictional character on New Zealand's long-running soap opera, Shortland Street. Durville has been played by Gerald Urquhart since the character's first appearance on 14 September 2007 and appears sporadically each year often disappearing from four to eleven months at a...

- Returned for a few weeks after a 10 month absence. Returned again in August as a core cast member.
Tai Scott - Scotty's brother, Tracey and Scotty visit him in prison.
Sean Mitchell - After taking the blame for Morgans death, Sean left in February. But was kidnapped and taken back to Shortland Street by Thai thugs out to get Kieran in August.
Libby Jeffries
Libby Jeffries
Olivia "Libby" Jeffries is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Fleur Saville from 2006 to 2010....

- Returns from America after her visa expired. Married Gerald then departed again.

Guest Stars

Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes (broadcaster)
Paul Holmes CNZM is a radio and television broadcaster in New Zealand. he hosts Q+A on TV ONE, and the Saturday morning radio show on Newstalk ZB, where for 23 years until December 2008 he hosted the weekday breakfast show, the long-standing number one rating breakfast show...

- Appeared as Leslie Grant, a cocky professional actor who is part of the Ferndale Players. He got knocked out and Yvonne had to play his role in the play she was directing.