List of Shortland Street characters (2011)
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 second oldest brother. He arrived in January 2011 when he learned Tracey's fiance – Scotty had viciously attacked her. He encouraged her to end it with Scotty and ended up leaving back to the United Kingdom when Scotty was diagnosed with a brain tumour.Roimata Ngatai
Roimata Ngatai was the young Maori nurse who fell for TK Samuels. Despite initially being a minor character, the character got a positive reception and soon was one of the central characters in the soaps 2011 feature-length episode.Jill Kingsbury
Jill Kingsbury was the "Beautiful, energetic and outgoing" nurse who was best friends with Roimata Ngatai. The character was axed in late 2011.Jill arrived in February. She had previously dated Daniel Potts whilst overseas and planned to win him back but with Sophie's intervention, she ended up with Hunter McKay. Hunter however slept with Paige Munroe and it turned out Jill had spent time in prison for armed robbery and assault. The presence of her ex-boyfriend – Regan Ames, who had caused her to go to prison, made Jill drift towards Hunter's middle aged father, Callum McKay. The relationship was highly controversial and many, including Hunter, suspected Jill of being after Callum's money. Jill and Callum soon realised Hunter had a serious drug problem and when Jill and Daniel confronted him whilst he robbed a pharmacy, Jill was fatally stabbed accidentally by a security guard.
Lars Hammett
Dr. Lars Hammett was an internationally renowned researcher who attended the research conference where Brooke Freeman was trying to boost her profile. Lars offered Brooke the property of one of his defining researches if she slept with him, however he collapsed and died of a heart attack before he could willingly hand over the papers. Brooke stole them whilst her boyfriend, Isaac Worthington distracted the police.Henare Ngatai
Dr. Henare Ngatai was the nationally renowned doctor and father of Roimata. Henare arrived in March and took an instant liking to Roimata's new boyfriend – TK Samuels. Henare returned in July to attend the couple's wedding with his wife Ruth. Roimata caught Henare flirting with Brooke Freeman and publicly announced that Henare had once cheated on Ruth. Henare returned in March 2012 and recruited TK to join him in a Maori healthcare initiative. However it was soon clear Henare was up to no good and it turned out he was embezzling funds from the ministry to fund his own private clinic. Henare ended up in court and disowned by his family. However Roimata and Ruth eventually forgave him amongst abandonment from his whanau. The following year Ruth revealed that Henare had gotten away with no charge and had set about recovering his lost reputation. In 2014, Henare and Ruth arrived to Ferndale off screen to collect the body of Roimata, who had died in an explosion.Paige Munroe
Paige Munroe was Hunter McKay's medical school rival. Paige had been raised by her uncle Shane Tucker and as a result of ruthless and determined. She and Hunter got an intern placement at Shortland Street and Hunter soon realised Paige was on ADHD medication. Paige started to date Daniel Potts but the two broke up when she slept with Hunter. Paige lured Hunter onto the pills but it was soon clear Paige was addicted. She sought help from Daniel but Shane soon realised his niece was a drug addict. He tried to cover it up to save his career but only ended up breaking more laws. Paige was eventually sent to rehab away from Ferndale.In May 2012 after months of rumours, it was confirmed Paige would be returning to the show that month. Paige returned in May and regained her internship in an attempt to apologise to Hunter's father Callum. She briefly dated Josh Gallagher before she departed due to the stress of surgery.
Alan Woodstock
Dr. Alan Woodstock was the alcoholic doctor who worked at the hospital's GP clinic. In a bid to mask her feelings for Murray Cooper, Vasa Levi accepted a date with Alan and although she didn't enjoy it, continued to see him to avoid Murray. However it was soon evident Alan had a serious drinking problem and when Vasa rejected his advances, he forced himself on her, only to be stopped by Murray, who Alan knocked out. Alan was later suspended from the hospital pending investigation and later fired.Winston Youn
Winston Youn was the obsessive research assistant to Brooke Freeman. Brooke warmed to Winston quickly but it soon was revealed Winston was stalkerishly obsessed with Brooke and had been following her for the past 2 years. Winston reunited Brooke with her mother Annette Freeman, who revealed Winston was their maids son from when Brooke was a child. However Winston's obsessive nature grew even more and he developed an unrequited crush on Brooke. Matters were only made worse when Brooke suspected Winston had murdered Nadia for her. Winston grew jealous of Brooke's boyfriend Alex and tried to separate them. Things came to a head when Brooke tried to kill Winston by running him over and it was revealed Winston had not killed Nadia but was trying to protect Brooke. He got a job overseas but returned the next month to convince Brooke to alter her research project illegally. He decided to become a nurse and started to become obsessed with Vasa Levi before he decided to move overseas, relieving Brooke.Regan Ames
Regan Ames was the criminal ex-boyfriend of Jill Kingsbury. He arrived in Ferndale in an attempt to reconcile with Jill and ended up getting a job at The I.V. and flatting with Jill. In a sick attempt to steal Jill from her boyfriend Hunter, Regan pretended he was terminally ill – although, ironically, he had experienced a genuine cancer scare – and when Brodie began researching him, Regan set him up with class A drugs and got drug lords onto him. When Regan learned Callum McKay had come into possession of a large sum of money, he stole it through computer hacking and fled Ferndale. Callum tracked him down and the two managed to free Jill from being kidnapped by drug lords before Callum forced Regan to hand himself in.Holden Smith
Holden Smith was an associate of Regan Ames'. Holden delivered stolen goods to Regan and began to make trouble at 'The IV' bar. He caught the attention of teenager, Ula Levi and the two started to date. Ula's father – Maxwell found out and discovered Holden was providing Ula with alcohol illegally. When Maxwell left New Zealand, Holden visited Ula and attempted to rape her when she declined him sex. He continued to intimidate her in public for several more weeks. In July Holden and several gang members kidnapped Jill when Regan refused to give them money over a drug trade problem. Callum ended up saving Jill and getting the gang arrested.Holden returned two years later when Jasmine took advantage of him to secure alcohol underage.
Owen Sutherland
Dr. Owen Sutherland was the intense rival of TK Samuels. The two had attended med school together and Owen took out a personal vendetta against TK for being better than him. Upon arriving in June, Owen made TK's life hell and started invading all aspects of his life, including flirting with TK's ex-wife – Sarah, forcing himself into organising his wedding and his work life. Owen even invited himself to TK's stag party and sabotaged it so that TK would be left in his underwear chained to a pole overnight. Owen confessed to Sarah he had been in a drunk driving accident and possibly mentally damaged. TK snapped and assaulted Owen, who later helped Sarah give birth to his daughter Matilda Potts. Owen eventually apologised to TK and confessed he was not as bad as he once thought, he then quit and left Ferndale.Suzy McRae
Suzy McRae was Brian's farmgirl neighbour. She met Phoenix when he came to visit a distressed Brian and she revealed Brian had taken potshots at her farm and was possibly having a breakdown. She grew close to Phoenix and ended up taking his virginity in Brian's barn. She arrived on a school trip to Ferndale months later, infuriating Phoenix's girlfriend Jasmine. Suzy attempted to get together with Phoenix and after forcing herself into his birthday party, returned to Southland.Nadia Hammett
Dr. Nadia Hammett was the meddling wife of deceased doctor Lars Hammett. Nadia suspected Brooke Freeman of stealing her husband's research and eventually found enough evidence to convict her. However, when Brooke's assistant – Winston learned of this, Nadia mysteriously went missing. Brooke later found out Nadia had died in a horrific car crash. She suspected Winston of murdering her but in truth discovered Winston had witnessed the crash and was acting strangely as he was traumatised.Lana Jacobs
Lana Jacobs first appeared in mid 2011, portrayed by Brooke Williams. In 2012, Williams opted not to sign a contract renewal and filmed her final scenes in December. Lana was the estranged sister of Gabrielle Jacobs and potential love interest for Daniel Potts. Lana arrived and was fazed to find her sister working at the hospital. The two eventually reconciled after Lana won a job as Callum McKay's personal assistant. Lana and Daniel eventually began to date when he suffered head trauma in early 2012 but broke up shortly afterwards. Lana shocked all when she began to date female nurse Nicole, but the relationship did not last. Lana soon briefly dated Josh Gallagher and caused unrest in the hospital when she and her two best friends, Emma and Kylie, accused new doctor Boyd Rolleston of being a murderer. In 2013 Lana purchased a house with her two best friends but accepted an opportunity of a lifetime relating to her fashion designing dreams – causing her to leave for the job in Australia. In late 2014, Kylie announced that Lana had decided to sell her share of the house.Angkasa
Angkasa Tuatakitoa was Scotty's ex lover whom he met up with again during his honeymoon in early 2011. Scotty learned later in the year that she had been involved in a serious fire and he quickly paid for her to come to New Zealand for expensive surgery. Scotty's wife Tracey Morrison suspected they were having an affair and when Angkasa suddenly died from previously undiscovered cancer, all were shocked when a note named Scotty as her young son Kitu's father.Kitu Scott
Kitu Scott was the young son of Angkasa. Following Angkasa's death, he was named as Scotty's son but a DNA test proved they were unrelated. Scotty and his wife Tracey Morrison decided to return him to his auntie, but eventually warmed to the boy and adopted him. In August the family moved to East Timor with the news Tracey was pregnant.Ruth Ngatai
Ruth Ngatai was the mother of Roimata. She arrived in July 2011 to attend her daughters wedding to TK Samuels and insisted to Roimata that she had forgiven her husband – Henare for cheating. TK visited Ruth in April 2012 and was shocked to learn she knew Henare had been embezzling funds. Roimata later disowned her parents. However following Henares charges being dropped, they reconciled. Ruth visited Roimata in early 2013 and was shocked to hear she had been mugged when in reality she had been sexually assaulted. In 2014, Henare and Ruth arrived to Ferndale off screen to collect the body of Roimata, who had died in an explosion.Tillie Potts
Matilda Mareikura "Tillie" Potts is the daughter of Sarah Potts and TK Samuels who was born in mid-2011. Tillie was originally portrayed by baby boy – Nathan Anderson but the baby started to grow much more masculine and European looking than producers wanted and Nalani Rose Tuhoe was cast to replace him. Tillie was named after a waitress who worked at a restaurant Tillie's grandmother – Pam dined at. In September 2013 Sarah accidentally reversed over Tillie in a truck after she crawled into the driveway. Despite severe injury, Tillie received surgery and survived. The following year, controversy erupted at the hospital when receptionist Leanne Miller smacked her whilst looking after her. In August 2014, Tillie was left without a mother when Sarah fell victim to a deadly illness. Tillie grew to accept TK's partner Kylie as a mother.In 2018, TK revealed that he had lost custody of Tillie to Sarah's parents as years of traumatic events had left him an unfit parent. Tille returned to Ferndale in December 2019 to visit her father TK and Esther and finds out that Esther is expecting a baby with her partner Eddie Adams.
A 2012 scene that saw Brooke Freeman awkwardly attempt to sing a Māori lullaby to Tillie, was voted by fans as the top moment of the season.
Alexander Murphy
Dr. Alexander Murphy was Brooke's high school sweet heart and the auditor for her research project. Brooke was initially displeased to see Alex as her auditor but when the two discussed their dating in 1999 they discovered their break up was a misunderstanding and the two reconciled. Winston strove to drive the two apart and successfully broke them up when he told of Brooke's many conquests. However the two got back together and successfully drove Winston from the country. Alex proposed and bought a house for the two but when he learned Brooke had stolen her research project, he was appalled and broke it off, before selling the house and fleeing Ferndale.Bailey Finch
Bailey Finch was Hunter's drug dealer and fellow junkie. Hunter helped Bailey receive morphine in exchange for pills but later Bailey encouraged Hunter to use speed. By the end of the year, Hunter started living at Bailey's drug house and the two became burglars. The two decided to rob a pharmacy and when Daniel confronted the two, Bailey bludgeoned him with a crowbar, giving him long term brain damage. He also tried to stab Jill before fleeing. Hunter's father Callum later tracked Bailey down, only for Bailey to escape and Callum to find Hunter had overdosed. It was later announced Bailey was in rehab, only to return in May 2012 in a drug seeking attempt. However, after stealing drugs and running from the hospital doctors, Bailey ended up on the roof and caused a helicopter crash. He later nearly died from an overdose which resulted in Callum nearly getting fired.Zlata Dobra
Zlata Dobra was pitched as "Luke Durville|Luke's perfect idea of a vampire bride". Rachel Blampied auditioned for the role of Zlata but was turned down and the role of Bree Hamilton was written specially for her. In August 2011 it was announced acclaimed actress Kate Elliott would be joining Shortland Street later in the month. Elliott was pleased to get the role, saying; "I've always wanted to be on the show – I watched it religiously as a kid – and I'm so grateful for the opportunity". Upon her arrival, it was announced Zlata was a love interest for established character, Luke Durville. The character was written as subtly comedic which Elliott praised, saying: "I get a lot of gothic, vampiric roles but this is funny. The writers have done a really good job." Producer Steven Zanoski was surprised that a high calibre actor such as Elliott auditioned but was impressed by her convincing Romanian accent and the way she picked up on the character's funny nuances. He stated; "It was interesting to watch her transform herself from this very affable and collegial actor into this crazy Eastern European woman." The character was set to be on screen for 4 months and cause a stir upon arrival. Zlata made her last appearance in December, with Elliott highly enjoying the role after initially struggling with the heavy and quick work load. In 2013, Elliott reprised the role for a guest stint that lasted a month.Zlata arrived in August and shocked the hospital staff when she announced her engagement to oddball, Luke Durville. However many suspected she was after his money when she began to change his appearance and showed little affection. However it soon transpired that Zlata was truly in love but Luke had fallen for his best friend, Bella Cooper. Falling the revelation, Zlata's criminal father Costel attempted to murder Bella and the two returned to Romania. Zlata made a shock reappearance in April 2013 and announced the birth of her and Luke's son, Luca, only to discover her ex-fiance had died. Zlata showed little affection for her soon and she was diagnosed with post-natal depression. Desperate for Luke's inheritance from Bella, Zlata agreed to marry her in a civil union but soon came round to loving Luca and departed Ferndale.
Bethany Hall
Dr. Bethany Hall was an Australian doctor who Maxwell worked with while on a conference. Maxwell's girlfriend Nicole suspected the two had an affair and when Bethany showed up in Ferndale the speculation only grew. Maxwell confessed nothing happened but Bethany showed interest and started invading both Maxwell's personal and professional lives. Bethany eventually lured Maxwell into bed and tried to take him back to Australia. Maxwell declined her and confessed to Nicole his mistake. Bethany left disappointed.Seth Packhurst
Seth Packhurst first appeared in late 2011 in a guest role. He was the District Health Board member who replaced Shane Tucker as the hospital's representative. He first appeared when Chris Warner demonstrated remote surgery disastrously. In 2012 Seth became temporary CEO after suspending Rachel McKenna but after trying to fire Bree, he began to get blackmailed by her. Sarah Potts angrily confronted Seth when she believed he was pretending to date her, only to discover he was gay and in the following few months, the two became best friends. Seth became involved in a bitter political battle with Rachel for the CEO position of the hospital, which eventuated in Seth using his boyfriend Henry to spy for him. Seth eventually ousted Rachel from the position but in his attempts to privatise the hospital, he became involved in insider trading and was handed into police by Rachel through Henry's help.Seth was planned to be gay for several months before the revelation was actually written and as such, directors were informed not to have Seth flirting with any female characters. Leach pointed out a continuity error however, when Seth was seen romancing a woman in one of his early scenes.