[2] Elliot is one of a number of second-generation Shortland Street actors; her father Peter played clinic CEO David Kearney in the late 1990s.
However Dayna's dangerous and naughty behaviour soon lead Jasmine to behave in a similar manner, much to the shock of her mother Wendy (Jacqueline Nairn).
Dayna started to live with the Coopers but it soon became clear she was seriously troubled and was hospitalised in July after being diagnosed as mentally unstable (suffers from bipolar disorder), before leaving for a psychiatric unit.
After Jennifer died, Dayna and her brother Kane (KJ Apa) moved in with the Cooper's and she began a relationship with Evan (Tyler Read).
After an emotional goodbye, Lucy let her best friend go without being caught, and Dayna and George fled Ferndale.Alexandru "Luca" Dobra first appeared in April 2013 portrayed by Charlie Truman.
He arrived with his mother Zlata (Kate Elliott) with the news that he was the newborn son of the recently deceased Luke Durville (Gerald Urquhart).
Harper McCaskill (also Whitley) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Ria Vandervis.
Intensely anti-Auckland and with strongly rural beliefs, they were adamantly opposed to his girlfriend Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen) and Boyd's life in the North Island; wanting him to take over the family farm.
"[7] Dallas treated Ula's (Frankie Adams) course leader during his paramedic duties and later rescued a drunk and lost Dayna Jenkins (Lucy Elliott).
He quickly got a job at Shortland Street and began to date Emma Franklin (Amy Usherwood) but the couple broke up when he kissed her best friend Kylie (Kerry-Lee Dewing).
It does so with a strong sense of social responsibility, presenting a range of perspectives that reflect the different real life experiences of New Zealanders.
Two years later Len was admitted to Shortland Street after a fall and when Murray took him for a fish on his boat, he realised how bad a state his father's health was in.
Len suffered a broken shoulder and needed surgery, but then confronted Gareth Hutchins, who held Shortland Street and IV Cafe hostage.
Toby was the result of an affair between Kylie Brown's (Kerry-Lee Dewing) sister, Julia (Jessica Joy Wood) and Emma Franklin's (Amy Usherwood) father, Brett (Matt Dwyer).
Toby developed a crush on his best friend Kane's (KJ Apa) girlfriend Honour Aleni (Sophie McIntosh) and successfully broke them up.
He began to date Kylie Brown (Kerry-Lee Dewing) but his vindictive nature soon became apparent when he purposefully made Grace slip down some stairs.
Nate was soon disowned by his mother after one too many shames and in an attempt for success and money, he stole Boyd Rolleston's (Sam Bunkall) invention patent.
In July 2010 Ula Levi (Frankie Adams) arrived at Maxwell Avia's (Robbie Magasiva) house in Auckland after having escaped her mother Vasa (Teuila Blakely) and her abusive boyfriend Travis in Wellington.
After a rocky start, the two eventually reconciled and Vasa, Vinnie (Pua Magasiva) and Murray (Matthew Chamberlain), all invested in Travis' company.
Josh Gallagher (Chris Tempest) injected the unconscious Jennifer with sedative that would ensure she would not awake so that he could use her kidney as a transplant for Brooke Freeman (Beth Allen).