Tama Hudson
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | David Wikaira-Paul | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2001–06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 6 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 18 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Jason Daniel | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Simon Bennett | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Joe Hudson |
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| Mother | Te Hana Hudson |
| Sisters | Mihi Hudson |
| Wife | Shannon Te Ngaru (2004–) |
| Sons | Te Ngakau Hudson |
| Daughters | Rangimarie Hudson |
| Grandfathers | Kahikatea Kahu |
| Grandmothers | Makana Kahu |
| Uncles | Victor Kahu |
| Aunts | Anne Kahu |
| First cousins |
Nelson Copeland Jay Copeland Whetu Hudson Eti Kawaka |
Tama Hudson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by David Wikaira-Paul from 2001 to 2006.
In 2000 an Australian consultant made several large changes to the show that would see a more working class hospital portrayed. Tama, his parents Joe and Te Hana and sister Mihi were created because of this. As part of the revamp, producers wished for a more community based cast with established family links, mimicking the past presence of the Warner and McKenna families. Nineteen-year-old David Wikaira-Paul was cast in the role. In 2006 the character was axed alongside 5 other characters as part of a revamp. The revamp was an attempt to create a culturally proportional cast after the exit of the only Pacific Islander, Pua Magasiva.
Tama arrived alongside his family in 2001 but it was soon clear to his friend Delphi (Anna Hutchison) that Tama enjoyed music a lot more than he did playing rugby as his father Joe (Rawiri Paratene) wished. Tama began to secretly date his sisters best friend Shannon Te Ngaru (Amber Cureen) and the two started a physical relationship that landed Shannon pregnant. The two decided to adopt their baby out at birth and reconciled, but the baby boy died shortly after birth and the relationship fell apart. However, when Shannon attempted suicide and Tama nearly died in a building collapse, the two decided to commit to a future together ad got engaged. Despite appearing happy, whilst Tama was away Shannon started an affair with Vinnie Kruse (Pua Magasiva) and the two later broke up only to reconcile and get engaged once again. The two married on Christmas Day 2004 and replaced the missing wedding rings with beach shells. In 2005 the two took in Tama's troublesome cousin Eti Kawaka (Isaac Bell) and Shannon again fell pregnant, giving birth to Rangimarie Hudson (Mia Curreen-Poko) in May. However, it soon became clear Shannon was unhappy and she again strayed from Tama with his cousin Whetu (Taungaroa Emile) and the two separated for good. Tama and Shannon fought for custody of Rangimarie and ended up on agreeing to Shannon being sole guardian. In mid-2006 Tama left Ferndale to live with his family.
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