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Christian Green (Ditch Davey)

Dr Chris is in the house and the mysterious medical man has a lot of secrets in his pockets. Actor Davey told Digital Spy in November 2020 how there are “things that are following him that he doesn’t even know”.

Nikau Parata (Kawakawa Fox-Reo)

In scenes that happened off-screen, Nikau’s father was shot and killed by the police when he was younger. He arrived in Summer Bay in 2020 with his uncles and has already sent many hearts a-flutter. Nikau is currently dating Bella Nixon and he’s best mates with Ryder Jackson.

Tane Parata (Ethan Browne)

Tane arrived in 2020 along with the rest of the Parata family. He is brother to Ariki and an uncle to Nikau. He isn’t shy of danger and finds himself at times in the mix of a bad bunch indeed.

Ariki Wiremu Parata (Rob Kipa-Williams)

Ari arrived in Summer Bay in 2020 and is the head of the Parata family. He considers himself the protector of his family. He is a brother to Tane and an Uncle to Nikau.

Ziggy Astoni (Sophie Dillman)

Another 2017 arrival, Ziggy has been known to be a bit troublesome at times and one of her early stories saw her run away from home. Ziggy was in a relationship with Brody, a pairing that her father, Ben, certainly didn’t approve of, but the pair nonetheless went on marry. The tumultuous relationship was never meant to be though and they have since separated. Ziggy is currently in a relationship with Dean Thompson.

Mackenzie Booth (Emily Weir)

Mackenzie, the half-sister of Dean Thompson, arrived in Summer Bay last year and is the current owner of the Salt restaurant. In good old fashioned soap drama, Dean was unaware that she was his sister when they met and it proved to be quite the shock. Formerly in a relationship with Colby, Mackenzie showed how tough she was when she was caught up in a siege at the hospital and went as far as allowing herself to be taken hostage so that Belle, who was in need of serious medical help, could be saved.

Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons)

The long-standing cast member first appeared in the show all the way back in 1989. This is Symon’s third long-running stint playing the character of Marilyn and this is the longest one yet having started in 2010. The former Mrs Flathead (we miss you, Fisher), Marilyn has been at the centre of so many stories over the years and relatively recently we’ve seen her marry John and the two have become the new Pippa and Micheal by fostering children in need of help- a well-loved Home and Away tradition.

Jasmine Delaney (Sam Frost)

Arriving at the end of 2017, Jasmine is a nurse and is described as a “spirited Aussie girl” and she has had her fair share of love interests during her tenure on the show so far with Colby Thorne, Mason Morgan and Robbo all being romantically linked to her. She has had a stalker, had en entrance that involved a car crash that killed Kat Chapman, and revealed a tragic childhood that saw her left in foster care following her mother’s death and her father abandoning her.

Ryder Jackson (Lukas Radovich)

Arriving in, you guessed it, 2017, Ryder was introduced as another bad boy of the bay, committing crimes and causing trouble until Alf Stewart took him under his wing and set him on a better path. He had an on-off relationship with Coco Astoni, was kissed by Summer Bay’s first gay character in some time, Ty Anderson, a kiss that went unreciprocated but showed a real mature side to Ryder who was supportive of him. Recent scenes have seen the character accused of a sex crime when a revenge plot saw Jade upload a video of them sleeping together and claimed it was done against her will.

Justin Morgan (James Stewart)

A 2016 arrival now, Justin is a mechanic with a bit of a temper who joined the show alongside his siblings and enjoyed his role as “head of the household”. Forever a hero for saving Alf’s life once, he and his siblings were initially in witness protection following their parent’s murder at the hands of a drug syndicate. Justin has had numerous relationships, including with Willow, and he has been held hostage, shot, stabbed, and been involved in a plane crash. It would be safe to say it’s been a dramatic few years so far for him.

Tori Morgan (Penny McNamee)

A sibling of Justin, she too has endured many of the same horrors that he has following the murder of their parents and subsequent terror at the hands of the drug syndicate. She made the decision to become a mother in 2018 and her fertility treatment was part of the storyline. Her relationships have included Martin Ashford, Nate Cooper and Duncan Stewart, but it was Robbo she asked to be the father of her child. When the pregnancy failed, he decided he couldn’t go through