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Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that has been broadcast on TV2 since 25 May 1992. The show centres on the title hospital and its staff and their families. The following characters currently appear in the soap opera. Characters who have been portrayed by more than one actor, are listed, with the most recent actor at the top of the list.
| Actor | Character | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Galvin | Chris Warner | 1992–1996, 2000– |
| Fleur Saville | Libby Jeffries | 2006–2010, 2012, 2025– |
| Ngahuia Piripi | Esther Samuels | 2015– |
| Scott Smart | Marty Walker | 2019– |
| Jess Sayer | Maeve Mullens | 2020– |
| Theo David | Viliami To'a | 2021– |
| Stephen Lovatt | Emmett Whitman | 2023– |
| Bella Kalolo-Suraj | Selina To'a | 2023– |
| Peter Burman | Sage Stewart | 2023– |
| Jane Wills | Phil Grayson | 2024– |
| Mo Nasir | Nazar Arshad | 2024– |
| Tessa Rao | Poppy Achari | 2025– |
| Jordan Mooney | Cody Munroe | 2026– |
| Tia Reweti | Cindy Te Toka | 2026– |
| Alex King | Izzy Ropata | 2026– |
| Christopher Alan Moore | Paul Cremorne | 2026– |
| Actor | Character | Relation | Duration | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Whiting | Finn Warner | Former Surgeon at Shortland Street and Chris Warner's son. | 1993, 2016–18, 2022, 2024, 2026– | |
| Laurel Devenie | Kate Nathan | Former Nurse at Shortland Street. Now a Nurse Practitioner at Central Hospital | 2016–2019, 2022, 2023, 2026– | |
| Edwin Wright | Steve Dalton | Corrupt Police Officer | 2021, 2026– | |
| Acushla-Tara Kupe | Bonnie Kawiti | Emmett's estranged daughter | 2024– | |
| Boh Allan | Karamea Kawiti | Bonnie's daughter and Emmett's granddaughter | 2024– | |
| Ross McCormack | Brian Baynard | Phlebotomist at Shortland Street Hospital | 2026– | |
| Maria Walker | Miriama Ropata | Surgeon, Hone Ropata's sister and Izzy's mother | 2026– | |
| Tania Nolan | Sophia Crane | ED Consultant | 2026– | |
| Ella Gilbert | BJ Nicholson | Paramedic | 2026– | |
| Adam Gardiner | Alexander Dove | Izzy's father | 2026– | |
| Sinead Fitzgerald | Candice Parker | Selina's egg donor | 2026– | |
| Beatriz Garcia | Daniela "Tank" Hamilton | Crane's ex-girlfriend and Criminal Profiler | 2026– |
| Actor | Character | Debut/return date |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Parker | Guy Warner | Nov 2026 |
| Alison Quigan | Yvonne Jeffries | Nov 2026 |
| Rebekah Randell | Dawn Robinson | Nov 2026 |
| Marianne Infante | Madonna Diaz | Nov 2026 |
| Carlos Muller | Logan Barns | Nov 2026 |
| Paul Waggott | Thaddeus Fleiss | Nov 2026 |