Timothy "Tim" Coombes appeared in a guest role in August and was portrayed by Millen Baird. He was the ex-boyfriend of Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) and father of her illegitimate son Daniel (Jarred Blakiston). Tim had no knowledge of Daniel's existence and reentered Sarah's life when he landed in hospital after a school reunion. Initially Tim was angry and wanted nothing to do with his child, but upon meeting him, he embraced his son and Daniel eventually departed to live with Tim, his wife Theresa (Fiona Collins) and daughter Grace in Samoa. Tim sent Daniel (Ido Drent) back to New Zealand in 2009 after he fell into a bad crowd and his business managed to survive the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami. Daniel visited Tim in 2012 to help with his business.