 Meanwhile, Shannon Te Nagru (Amber Cureen) decided to try going back to school, but faced taunts from her peers.Delphi Greenlaw (Anna Hutchison) defended Shannon and the two became friends.Tama's mother, Nurse Te Hana Hudson (Vanessa Rare) resented her lover Dr. Geoff Greenlaw (Andrew Laing) for her demotion at work and eventually the two decided to break up.