He then meets Sass Connelly (Lucy Lovegrove) and the pair start a relationship much to the dislike of her half brother, Harry Warner (Reid Walker).
Their relationship takes a turn when Sass starts to annoy Mason's long time love affair who acts as his assistant.
Eventually, it is revealed that Mason is the criminal mastermind behind the death of Glenn Rickman (Will Wallace) and covering up the murder of Hayden Crowhurst (Aaron Jackson).
Unlucky in-love Boyd Rolleston (Sam Bunkall) was convinced to use a dating app by friend Drew McCaskill (Ben Barrington), and he was shocked when his one-night stand Eve was revealed as a new brain surgeon at the hospital.
Adamant she was after a solely sexual relationship as she did not want to develop feelings, she propositioned Boyd to father children with her to create a perfect baby.
The hospital staff were shocked when deceased patient bodies started going missing and Eve lead speculation toward Deb Randal (Gabrielle Henderson) who was a recovering drug addict.
Boyd began to notice suspicious behaviour in Eve and when following her one-day, discovered she was the body-snatcher, operating on the bodies out of her father's property where she was storing his brain.
Eve pleaded with Boyd to keep her secret for their children's sake, but shortly after giving birth to their twin boys Remus and Romulus, she fled the country taking the babies with her.
Noticing the head of the IT department Damo Johnson (Grant Lobban) was lonely, Leanne Miller (Jennifer Ludlam) set up Erin and him for a date.
However the death of Betty lead Erin to accuse her doctor TK Samuels (Benjamin Mitchell) of ill-practice and dump Damo due to her unstable state.
[4] Dawn, the eager newbie got offside with Sass Warner (Lucy Lovegrove) with her inane chatter and continued references to her boyfriend Dave.
It was immediately apparent that Jason was highly self conscious and made no secret of his desire to get dramatic plastic surgery when he could afford it.
Surgeon Finn Warner (Lukas Whiting) had been appearing on breakfast television to promote the hospital but started receiving love letters that soon became apparent to be from a stalker titled, "Sexy Eyes".
The character was created as "a Psycho ... aggressive and scary" over a 2-week stint but once portrayed by Sainsbury, was reintroduced the following year as comedic relief due to his light-hearted interpretation for an additional 4-weeks.
Upon Drew McCaskill (Ben Barrington) and Boyd Rolleston (Sam Bunkall) ending up lost in local bush and coming upon the cult followers, Luke is seen when his son Ezra screams about his father being "darkness".
In the new year Luke returns and Dawn Robinson (Rebekah Palmer) decides to join The Light, wishing to turn her back on her previous life while not realising the true nature of the cult.
Being hypnotised by Luke, Dawn returns to Ferndale where her odd behaviour is picked up on by her love interest, Ali Karim (Tane Williams-Accra).
Dawn's mind control is eventually broken by her love for Ali and the two reconcile, infuriating Luke who then returns to trying to re-brainwash his son.
Seemingly from beyond the grave, Luke encourages his followers to commit suicide, succeeding in killing several members of the cult, while leaving Ezra, Dawn and TK still alive.Ezra Whakapono, played by Dylan Poihipi,[8] made his first appearance in November 2017.
Boyd Rolleston (Sam Bunkall) and Drew McCaskill (Ben Barrington) discovered Ezra whilst lost tramping in the bush where he accused his father Luke Whakapono (Tammy Davis) of being "darkness".
However a romance with Dawn (Rebekah Randell) led him back to the cult but following the end of the relationship, he confronted his father about storing guns in what appeared to be preparations for civil war.
He returned later in the year to live with TK and immediately grew attracted to Rangimarie Rameka (Akinehi Munroe), deeply upsetting her mother Te Rongopai (Kim Garrett) when they started sleeping together.