Hugo was a lawyer and represented Eti Kawaka (Isaac Bell) when he was arrested for breaking into several houses and recording the sleeping residents.
He paid Li Mei Chen (Li Ming Hu) for sex under the guise of helping her sick partner, Norman and it was not long before it was revealed he was the home invader by masking up before jumping Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) and strangling her before being stabbed with gardening sheers through the shoulder.
After noticing Mark was in love with lesbian nurse Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne), Hugo would plot to murder and disfigure her in an isolated forest but his efforts resulted in him falling to his presumed death from a cliff.
[1] Tania Jeffries (Faye Smythe) was interested romantically in Hamish but when he got a job at the hospital, he clashed with her mother, Yvonne (Alison Quigan).
Initially, Hamish would be cleared of any wrongdoing by framing the recently departed CEO Andrew Solomon (Paolo Rotondo) of theft which was followed by the District Health Board choosing to sweep the incident under the rug to save face.
Tim sent Daniel (Ido Drent) back to New Zealand in 2009 after he fell into a bad crowd and his business managed to survive the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami.
Theresa Coombes was portrayed by Fiona Hall and was the Samoan wife of Daniel's (Jarred Blakiston) father Tim (Millen Baird).
Grunter got on well with Yvonne Jeffries (Alison Quigan) and the pair caused controversy when they were caught playing cards in the hospital grounds.
Having remarried and moved to South America, Jemima returned to Ferndale in May 2014 to let Vinnie see his son, Michael (Duane Evans Jr.).
A religious fanatic, Baxter gained employment at the hospital and made friends with Claire Solomon (Emily Robins).
Alice was hired as a nurse at the hospital and instantly got off to a bad foot when she kissed married man, Tama Hudson (David Wikaira-Paul).
In the following months, she had an affair with Tania Jeffries' (Faye Smythes) lover Mark Weston (Tim Foley), again putting her off guard with the staff.
After being kidnapped and nearly murdered by the Ferndale Strangler, Alice took up heavy drinking and had a one-night stand with Guy Warner (Craig Parker).
Alice began to date Ethan Pierce (Owen Black) but realised he was recording them in bed, resulting in her being arrested for his murder.
Alice briefly dated Xavier Moyo (Brian Manthenga) but ultimately ended up falling back in love with Kip and moving to Rarotonga with him.