with Jonathon McKenna (Kieren Hutchison) was considered groundbreaking for New Zealand television. It was deemed so controversial that the couple's first kiss was edited before lips actually touched to only show Sam's shocked expression. Upon Sam's return in 2014, radio program, The Two Robbies Breakfast Show suggested that bringing him back alongside the earlier return of Grace Kwan (Lynette Forday) was a possible attempt at drawing in an older audience familiar with them through watching in the nineties. Naufahu's screen daughter Sophie McIntosh (Honour Aleni) enjoyed working alongside him and noted that he had taught her a lot with his vast experience. References Shortland Street characters Television characters introduced in 1992 Fictional prostitutes Fictional DJs Fictional bartenders Male characters in television Fictional paramedics