get into a relationship with Dr Boyd Rolleston (Sam Bunkall), but it did not last for long when she briefly got back with Pita just to keep Rangimarie happy. But as of December, 2018, her feelings with TK returned, she broke off with Pita for good. Professionally, due to her manipulating the donor's list to use Kawe's deceased heart to save Esther Samuels, she was stood down from holding high managerial and clinical positions, and can only work as an administrative advisor. However, with Drew's home detention due to tax fraud, Te Rongopai became a non-clinical 2IC of Shortland Street by default. In 2019, however, due to Drew being stood down, and Chris being injured from the plane accident, Te Rongopai resumed her role as acting CEO, where she met Hawks Logan for the first time, and tried to link him up with Ester, without knowing that he is already in a relationship with Sass. On 5 May 2019, after breaking up with TK after he cheated on her to be with Kylie, she was stabbed in the abdomen my Charlie, who was on a meth-induced hallucination and rage. After coronal bypass surgery, she was in a drug-induced coma overnight. However, shortly after awaking from her coma, she suffered ventricular tachycardia, which worsened to ventricular fibrillation. She was about to be pronounced dead, but TK's extended CPR saved her life. Despite this, TK decides not to be back with Te Rongopai, and she becomes determined to find the secret about him killing Hayden to save Kylie. She made her return in 2022, as she worked in the DHB itself to promote Maori heath, and she kept pushing TK Samuels to work in Wellington with her. However, upon hearing his prostate cancer diagnosis, and Zoe Carlson's lawsuit against Chris Warner, and Warner's ancient racist video against Chris Warner, she also pushed guided TK into the role of CEO, while also had an affair with him to prove his sexual prowess Desi let Tillie Potts (Tk Samuels daughter) know about his affair with Te Rongpai while Tk Samuels was in a relationship with Cece King Pita Rameka Pita Rameka, played by Jamie MacCaskill, made his first appearance on 8 July 2018, accompanying his wife Te Rongopai (Kim Garrett) to the housewarming party of Drew McCaskill (Ben Barrington) and Harper Whitley (Ria Vandervis). It was revealed by Drew that Pita is the Maori