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Ant Richards
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Michael Morris
Duration 2006, 2008
First appearance 17 January 2006
Last appearance 3 September 2008
Introduced by Jason Daniel (2006, 2008)
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Pharmaceutical Rep
Mitch Gillespie
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by John Wraight
Duration 2006
First appearance 19 January 2006
Last appearance 2 February 2006
Introduced by Jason Daniel
Classification Former; guest
Mackie Bowen
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Nick Hopkins
Duration 2006
First appearance 17 April 2006
Last appearance 25 May 2006
Introduced by Jason Daniel
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Business owner
Brenda Holloway
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Katherine McRae
Duration 2006–07
First appearance 17 April 2006
Last appearance 1 November 2007
Introduced by Jason Daniel
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Nurse
Buddy Haanui
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Antonio Te Maioha
Duration 2006, 2007
First appearance 8 May 2006
Last appearance 19 July 2007
Introduced by Jason Daniel (2006, 2007)
Classification Former; recurring
Kuini Samuels
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Ella Henry
Duration 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
First appearance 8 May 2006
Last appearance 25 August 2014
Introduced by Jason Daniel (2006–07)
Steven Zanoski (2009–11)
Simon Bennett (2014)
Classification Former; recurring
Ingrid Campbell
Shortland Street character
Portrayed by Madeleine Lynch
Duration 2006–07, 2009
First appearance 18 July 2006
Last appearance 26 February 2009
Introduced by Jason Daniel (2006)
Steven Zanoski (2009)
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Occupation Surgeon

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.

Anthony "Ant" Richards was the man Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) set up with her daughter Tania (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 (Nicola Kawana) 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 (Renato Bartolomei) was contacted by Ant whom was in hiding, after he too began investigating Scott Spear. Together the two alongside Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) and Justine Jones (Lucy Wigmore) 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 appeared in a guest role in early 2006. Mitch reunited with his former girlfriend Judy Brownlee (Donogh Rees) and it was not long before the two reconciled. In February they departed to live together in Australia.

Dr. Te Koha "TK" Samuels was the travel worn cousin of Huia Samuels (Nicola Kawana). 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) and Craig Valentine (Renato Bartolomei) which culminated in TK and Sarah getting married, divorced and becoming parents to a daughter – Tillie Potts (Nalani Rose Tuhoe).


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