Marilyn Bluck was the overbearing sister in law to Jenny Harrison. Marilyn rushed to Jenny in early 1993 when her marriage dissolved. She soon got a job at reception but was hurt when she discovered her friends were backstabbing her for her eccentricity. She tried to steal Laurie from Marj but soon departed after making amends with the hospital staff. She returned in 1995 and again worked at reception. However the traumatizing truck crash saw Marilyn pack her things and leave the clinic for good. Her nickname from her colleagues at the clinic was "Motormouth Marilyn"
Simon Hilton-Jones
Dr. Simon Hilton-Jones was the hippy doctor abruptly hired to replace murderer - Katherine Blake. Simon proved unpopular with the staff though inspirational to the young Jonathon McKenna. CEO - Michael eventually decided to let Simon go, but not before he shred a few words of wisdom to Jonathon, something that inspired him to become a doctor.
Charlotte Olsen was the head girl of Ferndale high and nemesis of Rachel McKenna. She also clashed with Nick Harrison and had him removed from his prefect position. Charlotte grew jealous when Rachel started to date her crush – [|Tim Cunningham] and successfully broke the two up.
Minnie Crozier was the teenage daughter of Ellen, who often found herself in challenging and dangerous relationships. She was portrayed by Katrina Devine for 7 years before she was axed as part of a cast overhaul.
Johnny Marinovich
Dr. Johnny Marinovich was introduced as the often mentioned husband of new character, Ellen Crozier. Before Yiakmis was cast, another actor had won the role but had dropped out. Yiakmis signed on to an initial 3 weeks, before being extended to 3 months. His contract was then extended to a further 6 months before he ended up becoming a core cast member. Johnny arrived to Ferndale in early 1994 but his marriage broke up when Ellen discovered Johnny had fathered a daughter through an affair many years beforehand. Johnny was tempted to get back with Ellen but when she had an affair he started a relationship with Jenny, who fell pregnant. Johnny would struggle to cope with the news that his father Davor was a Nazi war criminal after being discovered by Ruth Brasch, and his father's brain damaged state after a failed attempt at suicide. Following Jenny's abortion, Johnny started an affair with Ellen but returned to Jenny when she developed cancer. When Jenny suggested marriage, Johnny left her. He had a brief affair with teenager Ramona Derby and another with widow Julia Thornton. Johnny had an affair with Isobel Kearney and she became pregnant shortly before Johnny began to date Tiffany Warner. The two married in 1998 and Tiffany also fell pregnant however she fell from a building and died. The baby was saved and Johnny ended up leaving with his daughter.
Rebecca Frost
Rebecca Frost appeared as a regular character for 3 years. She arrived as the paramedic partner of Rangi Heremaia but ended up becoming Chris Warner's nurse after his paralyzing car accident. It soon turned out Rebecca was out for revenge after Chris played around her sister. The two made up for their differences and began to date, much to the angst of Stuart Neilson who loved Rebecca. Rebecca was hired at the hospital and left Chris for Manny Atutahi. The relationship was short lived and Rebecca's heart valve started to fail, causing her to become a born again Christian. She briefly dated Erik van der Molen before finally getting heart surgery. Rebecca had a short term relationship with Kane Taiaroa before she began dating Rangi. In 1997 Rangi and Rebecca became engaged only for Rebecca to pass out and die moments later, with her death being blamed on a faulty heart valve she had received years beforehand.
Annie Flynn
Annie Flynn first appeared in May 1994. She was hired at the hospital and shocked Guy Warner as the two were previously an item before she left him for a woman. Annie became attracted to the recently returned Meredith and after initial hesitation on Meredith's behalf, the two became an item. They departed together for Dunedin in July.
Tim Cunningham
Tim Cunningham was the head boy of Ferndale high school. Rachel McKenna's rival Charlotte had a crush on Tim and as a result Rachel started dating him to spite her. However Rachel fell in love with Tim and was devastated when he broke up with her when Minnie revealed Rachel's plan. The two eventually reconciled but Rachel was shocked to learn Tim was the father of Ramona's baby and was refusing to offer support. The two broke up.
Ruth Brasch
Ruth Brasch was the daughter of Marj's fiancé Laurie Brasch. Ruth was shocked to meet her fathers lover and opposed to the twos marriage. However Marj eventually talked Ruth around to the union and she attended the ceremony. Ruth returned the following year and began to manage the local bar. She started to date Rangi Heremaia however the revelation that she had been molested by her uncle saw Ruth depart in July.
Ramona Derby
Ramona Derby appeared for 16 months between 1994 and 1996. Ramona attended the same school as Rachel McKenna and was a shoo-in for dux of the school. However, when Ramona discovered she was pregnant, the school refused her the position. It was soon revealed that the father of Ramona's child was Rachel's boyfriend Tim Cunningham. Nonetheless the two remained friends and in 1995 Ramona gave birth to her daughter Lucy. She began to date Nick Harrison but disaster struck at Christmas time when Nick misplaced Lucy. Upon the baby's recovery, Ramona split from Nick and began to date older man – Johnny Marinovich. The affair was short and Ramona ended up leaving Ferndale shortly into the new year.
Vic Roberts
Vic Roberts appeared in a single guest stint throughout November. He was Carmen Roberts' 's sluggish father who was after the money she had won in the lottery. Guy Warner eventually paid Vic to leave Carmen's life and never return.
Manny Atutahi
Hamana "Manny" Atutahi first appeared in late 1994 as the nephew of established character, Hone Ropata. Manny arrived to stay with Hone and despite attracting Rebecca Frost, Manny fell in with the criminal underworld and after landing in hospital, Hone accidentally killed Manny's attacker with a punch. Manny dated Rebecca but left her for Rachel McKenna. When Rachel was harassed by her university lecturer, Manny viciously attacked him and was sent to prison for assault. Rachel left Manny for Rangi, resulting in an increasingly violent Manny stabbing him when he came to visit. When Rachel learned of the attack, she disowned Manny forever.
Linda Corrine
Linda Corrine was portrayed by Shirley Duke in guest roles from 1994 to 1995, 2009 and 2010. She was the priest who was the celebrant at Kirsty Knight and Lionel Skeggins wedding. When Stuart Neilson interrupted the marriage, the wedding was cancelled but Priest Corrine married the two later that evening on their houseboat. Priest Corrine returned 14 years later when she married Morgan Braithwaite and Gerald Tippett during a supposed rehearsal. She returned a year later as the celebrant for Sophie McKay and Kieran Mitchell's wedding which again was gatecrashed and cancelled. In 2012 Corrine acted as the minister for Luke Durville and Bella Cooper's wedding.
Wilbur Skeggins
Wilbur Skeggins made an uncredited guest appearance in the infamous 1994 cliffhanger where he attended his son, Lionel's wedding to Kirsty Knight. Wilbur visited his son in 1997 and later in the year, Lionel traveled to Wellington after hearing Wilbur had suffered a heart attack. Though it turned out that Wilbur had been faking illness in a bid to win back his "mail order" wife - Angelina. Upon discovering the news, Lionel and Kirsty returned to Ferndale however the small plane they were traveling in failed and the two were involved in a dramatic plane crash.
