Desperate to have children, Carrie decided to get a colleague to donate his sperm and accepted samples from Chris (Michael Galvin), Steve (Andrew Binns), Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison) and Guy (Craig Parker).
Following Declan escaping custody and the country, and Steve’s death in a car accident in March, Carrie saw no reason to return to New Zealand.
Enjoying single life in the city, Alison soon fell victim to a stalker Philip Cotton (Scott Wills) and reconciled with Chris when the stalking lead to a near kidnapping.
Alison struggled with the differences she shared with Chris and his past girlfriends, and grew close to his brother Guy (Craig Parker).
Alison returned in late 1993 seeking plastic surgery so she would be unrecognisable to her husband - Jean-Luc (Pierre Foret) who had turned out to be abusive and a terrorist.
Jill and Chris' sex scene in the first episode remains as heavily iconic and has been stated as setting the tone for the rest of the series.
Paramedic Tom Neilson (Adrian Keeling) was shocked when he brought in the teenaged Lisa Stanton (Anne Cathie) to carry out an emergency birth and his young son Stuart (Martin Henderson) claimed to be the father.
In reality the true father was Stuart's married elder brother Darryl (Mark Ferguson) who had paid Lisa off after an affair.
[4][5] After a 2 week search, Bronte Bell, a skin technician living in London was soon identified as the "mystery baby" and expressed interest in making a cameo reappearance on the show.
When the cafe became available to be purchased, Gina entered into a partnership with Dr Chris Warner (Michael Galvin), who frequently had different views on how his investment should be run.
However Gina learned she had low fertility, and following an ectopic pregnancy the two decided to move California for Leonard to pursue a research position at UCLA.
Jaki grew close to Rob Hawkins (Patrick Griffiths) but refused to help him euthanise his sick wife Dani.
The year finished with Jaki providing safe harbour to Alison, who had secretly reentered the country in attempt to escape from her sinister husband.
One evening in early February, Jaki took a phone order for medication from Dr Chris Warner resulting in a dosing error and serious incident for Henri’s roommate.
When former colleague Shane Raskin joins the clinic, Meredith began to think more about her career and announced her intention to move to Dunedin to take a up role specialising in obstetrics.
When Hone disappears at short notice during mid-1994, Meredith returns as a locum GP and with a secret project to launch an IVF clinic at Shortland Street.
Chris was eager to resume their relationship however Meredith found herself attracted to clinic nurse Annie Flynn (Rebecca Hobbs).
The two eventually started to date and faced judgement from Marj (Elizabeth McRae) however her prejudice was later revealed to be based upon guilt from losing a close friend during high school.
Guy (Craig Parker) and Chris' girlfriend Alison (Danielle Cormack) visited Margot in late 1992 and she expressed her upset at husband - Bruce (Ken Blackburn) withholding money for her charity work.
The following year Margot was shocked to learn her daughter, Amanda (Stephanie Jack) was still alive with Bruce claiming she had died at birth.
Margot returned for Guys birthday in 1994 and expressed concern at Chris' interracial relationship with Rebecca Frost (Luisa Burgess).
In 1995 following Bruce's death, Margot confessed she was not Guy's biological mother but nonetheless was thrilled with the arrival of his daughter - Tuesday (uncredited actress).
Her friendship with Tom Neilson (Adrian Keeling) led many to believe the two were having an affair and resulted in Marj (Elizabeth McRae) confronting Irene, however this was not the case and the two were simply friends.
Paralysed from the neck down, Eddie fell into a deep depression and made it clear he wanted help to die from Sam, Nurse Jaki Manu (Nancy Brunning), Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison), and his best friend.
Ultimately Eddie was overdosed on insulin by a gloved assailant and died, leading to a whodunnit from those he confessed to alongside a mysterious fake Priest and Charge Nurse Carrie Burton (Lisa Crittenden).
With staff beginning to suspect Sam, he worked out Eddie's best friend was trying to frame him and was the true culprit, leading to a confession and an arrest.
George quickly grew close to the teenager and led him astray, hosting boozy parties and attempting to leave the village by any means necessary.
When the Shortland Street clinic Director Michael's (Paul Gittins) mother May (Mary De Koster) was admitted with pneumonia, George accompanied her as a loving partner and quickly got offside with her son.
He returned the following year after the nurses went on strike, concerned about the way clinic director Dr Michael McKenna (Paul Gittins) managed the situation and more importantly- his investment.
Henry entered the hospital with an injury from playing cricket in late 1992 and soon started to date the smitten Jaki whilst managing the cleaning contract at the clinic.