Huia Samuels is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Nicola Kawana from early 2005 to late 2006. The character was initially a recurring character but when producers realised her potential, she soon became a regular before being axed in a high-profile terrorism storyline. Huia arrived in March 2005 to replace Nick Harrison as Business Manager and begin a review of the hospital's departments. Following the departure of Andrew Solomon she became the chief executive officer of A hospital. She then embarked on a high-profile love triangle storyline when she started a relationship with Craig Valentine (Renato Bartolomei), pitting her against his unrequited love – Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing). Her relationship with Craig led to a motherlike relationship with his teenage daughter Scarlett (Nicole Thomson) and it was not long before the family unit expanded with the arrival of Huia's cousin TK (Benjamin Mitchell). Huia's final storyline saw her breakup with Craig, only to become pregnant after a one-night stand and end up dying after entering a car rigged with an explosive. Huia was a well received character and her death remains known to fans as one of the most iconic deaths and moments in the show's history. The prominence of her death was long running with the storyline being explored years later. Her introduction also marked the start of the prominent Samuels family.