Galvin enjoyed the storylines where he acted alongside his good friends , which included Tim Balme ( Greg Feeney ) , Shane Cortese ( Dominic Thompson ) and Craig Parker ( Guy Warner ) . Coincidentally all the storylines involving Galvin 's friends revolved around their respective characters antagonising Chris . Galvin 's least favourite storyline for Chris revolved around the hospital 's musical production where Chris had to rap . The episode aired on 12 September 2001 , overshadowed by the news of the September 11 attacks and was subsequently the lowest rated episode of the show to ever air . Galvin also found the storyline of Chris ' father Bruce 's death difficult to film due to his own father 's ill health and disproved of the teenage suicide storyline that aired in 1992 due to its graphic nature . The scene featured in the 2013 cliffhanger episode , which depicted Chris leading the cast in a singalong of The Mutton Birds ' song , '' Anchor Me '' , was described by Chris Philpot of '' The New Zealand Herald '' as , " the most bizarre things that has ever happened on '' Shortland Street '' "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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