Deaths

Character Name 	Date 	
Cause of Death 	
Details
Willy Sia'atu 	15 September 1993 	Beaten to death 	
Dani Brown 	1993 	Euthanasia 	
Tom Neilson 	11 November 1993 	Heart attack 	Tom had mysteriously disappeared that year but returned wanting a kidney transplant. Unfortunately, after the transplant Tom died of a heart attack
Jean-Luc Mafart 	25 December 1993 	Fell to death 	Alison had married him overseas and returned after he had turned out to be abusive. They had a fight on a rooftop and he eventually fell to his death when pushed by Alison. Darryl Neilson helped Alison to cover up the crime.
Nurse Steve Mills 	25 March 1994 	Car accident 	Died in the explosion of a vehicle he crashed after a heated argument with Chris Warner while driving. He initially survived the crash but was killed when he went back to the overturned vehicle to rescue Talita Pahele (TP) Aleni and it exploded.
Talita Pahele (TP) Aleni 	25 March 1994 	Car accident 	Died in the explosion of a vehicle crashed by Steve Mills.
Noel Sturgess 	7 June 1994 	Heart attack 	Majority share holder of the clinic. Had previously been hospitalized from a heart attack in 1992. His death caused a takeover by daughter Hillary.
Tina Twentyman 	March 1995 	Post op complications. 	Actress who had received breast implants which then became infected. Died due to faulty drugs provided by Darryl's Pharm-Ex company.
Darryl Neilson 	21 March 1995 	Drowning 	Drowned after falling from the boat 'The Toroa' after attempting to murder Kirsty Knight.
Richard Thornton 	October 1995 	Broken neck 	Richard broke his neck falling off the roof of the Thornton residence while trying to repair a TV antenna on a night of heavy rain after drinking heavily.
Rima Wellington 	23 October 1995 	Internal Haemorrhage 	Rima was a child with cancer who died due to the side effects of a trial medication with Dr. Finlay Keats.
Sir Bruce Warner 	16 December 1995 	Cancer 	
Nurse Carmen Roberts 	25 December 1995 	Brain hemorrhage 	Received a knock to the head after a madman drove his truck through the entrance to the clinic. She was sent home but collapsed and died at the house boat 'The Toroa' that evening.
Bernie Leach 	5 April 1996 	Bludgeoned 	Bludgeoned to death with a candlestick by Carla Crozier-Leach in Episode 1000.
Rebecca Frost 	25 April 1997 	Faulty heart valve 	The faulty valve was a surgical replacement for her own.
Annabelle Lustwick 	22 October 1997 	Euthanasia 	Suicide assisted by Caroline Buxton
Baby Rose Crozier-Kearney 	1998 	SIDS 	At age 6 months
Tiffany Marinovich 	1 August 1998 	Fall 	Fell from a high-rise building after trying to talk down a suicide jumper. She was successful but slipped as she tried to get away from the ledge. She was pregnant at the time and later died in hospital. Her baby miraculously survived and was born via C section before Tiffany's life support was switched off.
Dr. Michael McKenna 	21 January 1999 	Heart attack 	Michael was aiding his daughter Rachel with the possible overtaking of the hospital when he suffered a severe heart attack.
Lionel Skeggins 	12 March 1999 	Unknown 	Went missing, presumed drowned, on his wedding day. Rumored to return in 2016 winter season as 'The Ferndale Farter' wreaking havoc on the Shortland Street lifts.
Oscar Henry 	7 June 1999 	Explosion 	Eventually murdered by Dr. MacKenzie Choat after an earlier attempt on his life, also by Choat.
Earl Crombie 	1999 	Car accident 	
Dr. Laura Hall 	26 May 2000 	Heart attack 	
Eamon Dempsey 	15 January 2001 	Fall 	Fell off a cliff
Angela Weaver 	2001 	Cancer 	Was unable to be treated while pregnant. Died not long after having her son Lucas Harrison
Rangi Heremaia 	9 April 2001 	Drug Overdose 	Murdered by Kim Tairoa's husband
Jack Hewitt 	21 January 2002 	Hit by a Car 	Committed suicide by jumping in front of a car.
James Kingi 	2002 	Gangland stabbing 	Murdered by Kurt Matakuare.
Connie McAllister 	2002 	Euthanasia 	Assisted by Dr. Geoff Greenlaw.
Lady Margot Warner 	24 April 2003 	Cancer 	
Baby Te Ngakau Hudson 	2003 	Streptococcus B 	
Max Henley 	27 June 2003 	Brain haemorrhage 	
Dr. Geoff Greenlaw 	6 November 2003 	Hypothermia 	Froze to death in a chiller. Murdered by Dominic Thompson.
Nurse Anne Greenlaw Kahu 	19 December 2003 	Crush injuries 	Was crushed in a building collapse that resulted from her father Rex Treherne's dodgy building practices.
Nurse Layla Cornwall 	2004 	Hanging 	Suicide following the realization Nelson would never love her.
Rex Treherne 	2004 	Heart attack 	
Avril Lucich 	2 August 2004 	Drowning 	Drowned in a bathtub. Murdered by Dominic Thompson.
Dominic Thompson 	1 December 2004 	Explosion 	Failed attempted murder-suicide with arch-enemy, Chris Warner.
Brett Valentine 	15 December 2004 	Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 	Craig's brother, arrived to warn Scarlett she may have the disease, only to die of it while in Ferndale.
Baby James Warner 	2005 	Miscarriage 	Miscarried by Toni Warner at 6 months.
Norman Hanson 	28 October 2005 	Car accident 	Died of injuries sustained in a car accident.
Ian Jeffries 	28 February 2006 	Fall 	Jumped off a cliff. Was suffering from Kennedy's disease.
Dr. Li Mei Chen 	5 July 2006 	Illness 	Died in the hospital outbreak of Stryker Virus.
Huia Samuels 	11 October 2006 	Car Bombing 	Murdered by the thugs hired by the dodgy pharmaceutical company Scott Spear. The bomb was meant for Anthony Richards.
Gary Davis 	26 March 2007 	Cancer 	Brenda's estranged husband unexpectedly dies, leaving Brenda with hope she can raise their son.
Claire Solomon 	9 July 2007 	Strangled 	Naked body found in a rubbish skip outside the hospital. Murdered by Joey Henderson, aka The Ferndale Strangler, who killed her for using him to make Kieran jealous.
Nurse Meg Harris 	13 August 2007 	Strangled 	Naked body found in a rubbish skip outside The I.V.. Murdered by Joey Henderson, aka The Ferndale Strangler, on the night of Mark Weston's birthday party.
Jay Copeland 	27 August 2007 	Strangled 	Naked body found in the bush close to the hospital. Murdered by Joey Henderson, aka The Ferndale Strangler, as he was uncomfortable with her sexuality.
Nurse Beth Wilson 	28 September 2007 	Strangled 	Body found (off-screen) a week after being abducted from her home. Murdered by Joey Henderson, aka The Ferndale Strangler, as to him, it was assumed that she was stringing orderly Steve Roberts along. Her attack on Joey was also the reason for her death.
Nurse Brenda Holloway 	31 October 2007 	Cardiac arrest resulting from a lethal injection	Injected with suxamethonium by a person disguised in a Halloween mask. Murdered by Joey Henderson, aka The Ferndale Strangler, while he was preventing her from exposing him as the person responsible for several recent cardiac arrests at the hospital.
Nurse Joey Henderson 	5 March 2008 	Fall 	Jumped off the roof of an inner-city storage unit building to avoid capture when being cornered by Detective Lara Wade and police. Revealed to be The Ferndale Strangler.
Nurse Toni Warner 	12 June 2008 	Cardiac arrest caused by renal failure 	Died of cardiac arrest caused by renal failure due a faulty drug distributed by the dodgy pharmaceutical company Scott Spear.
Dr. Craig Valentine 	2 September 2008 	Beaten to death 	Beaten to death then torched by Don Lennox and thugs who were members of a ruthless gang known as the Whitetails and who were hired by the dodgy drug company Scott Spear.
Baby Kelly Piper 	8 October 2008 	Complications from premature birth 	Causes of the death included pneumonia and renal failure.
Betty Crawford 	11 December 2008 	Lethal injection of potassium 	Pensioner "granny-dumped" at the hospital by family. Murdered by Dr. Ethan Pierce for body parts to supply his body harvesting operation.
Sterling Haldane 	19 December 2008 	Lethal injection 	Murdered by Dr. Ethan Pierce to cover his tracks regarding their harvesting operation.
Dr. Ethan Pierce 	19 December 2008 	Shot 	Shot three times by Maia Jeffries, who, while in an unstable mental state, killed him for all the hurt and grief he'd caused those she loved.
Ryan Smith-Reynolds 	30 July 2009 	Died of injuries as result of car crash. 	He had been persuaded by Daniel Potts to deliver stolen Mp3 players.
Nurse Shanti Kumari-Scott 	19 October 2009 	Ectopic Pregnancy. 	When Oliver Ritchie accidentally infected her with dengue fever, it masked the symptoms of the ectopic pregnancy which ultimately caused her death.
Nurse Alison Raynor 	12 November 2009 	Drowned 	Chris Warner was informed in August 2010 that his ex-wife Allie had drowned in a yachting accident and that she had had his child in 1996.
Don Lennox 	10 December 2009 	Died of injuries as result of gunshot to chest. 	Brought into hospital under false identity and operated on by Chris Warner who identified him as the killer of Craig Valentine.
Nurse Morgan Braithwaite 	18 December 2009 	Hit and run 	Kieran Mitchell accidentally ran her over and framed a drunk Rachel McKenna by putting her in the driver's seat.
Heather Sloane 	12 February 2010 	Cancer operation 	Ben Goodall's ex lover. Died on the operating table due to cancer.
Ben Goodall 	8 June 2010 	Brain hemorrhage 	Developed brain hemorrhage after being hit in the head and was pronounced brain dead on 31 May. Was kept alive by machines until 8 June.
Warren Briggs 	1 July 2010 	Drug overdose 	Murdered by Penny Rourke for revenge as she blamed him for the death of her father that gave her psychopathic tendencies.
White Dragon 	2 August 2010 	Fell from a cliff 	Died after falling from a cliff after Sean Mitchell pushed him, himself and Kieran Mitchell over.
Kieran Mitchell 	2 August 2010 	Fell from a cliff 	Kieran confessed to killing Morgan Braithwaite before letting go of the cliff in order to save the life of his brother Sean.
Dr. Lars Hammett 	3 March 2011 	Heart attack 	After manipulating Dr. Brooke Freeman into sex, Lars collapsed and died.
Dr. Nadia Hammett 	20 June 2011 	Car crash 	Drove off the road on the way to dob Brooke Freeman to the police. For months Brooke suspected Winston of murdering her.
Nurse Jill Kingsbury 	16 January 2012 	Stabbed 	While trying to stop Hunter from robbing a pharmacy, Jill ended up accidentally getting stabbed by a security guard and later died in hospital.
Hayley O'Neill 	21 May 2012 	Bludgeoned 	Beaten with a plank by her abusive boyfriend Drew in the show's 20th anniversary. Chris ended up getting arrested for her murder.
Gus Afeaki 	14 December 2012 	Melanoma 	Died in a hospice after having been diagnosed several months beforehand.
Dr. Luke Durville 	30 January 2013 	Brain tumor 	Died from a brain bleed resulting from his month long diagnosis of a brain tumor. His death came only a day after celebrating his life with an early funeral.
Travis Corfield 	11 December 2013 	Hit and run 	Vasa's abusive ex fiance; mysteriously found dead in her apartments carpark.
Dr. Josh Gallagher 	13 January 2014 	Explosion 	He caused an explosion at Chris Warner's batch, so he would be able to save somebody's life. He ended up killing himself and Roimata Samuels.
Roimata Samuels 	13 January 2014 	Explosion/surgery 	She was closest to the explosion caused by Josh Gallagher at Chris Warner's batch and then died shortly after the explosion in surgery.
Dr. Brett Franklin 	30 June 2014 	Bludgeoned 	Hit with a spade by his son Toby Reynolds after he threatened Toby's friend Kane Jenkins with a pitchfork. The death was covered up as a suicide.
Sarah Potts 	20 August 2014 	Fatal illness 	After discovering a cure to a killer virus, Sarah caught the illness herself and died beside her family.
Caleb Potene 	20 July 2015 	Murder 	
Lethal injection given by Pania Stevens.
Pikitia Rose Hannah (Pixie)	19th August 2015 	Pneumonia 	Whilst at the lookout by The Warners Batch Harry falls in the river and Pixie Jumps in to rescue him making her i'll with Pneumonia and due to her having a weak immune system from Chemo Therapy/Cancer she Takes longer to Heal. Pixie goes into cardiac arrest and after 28 mins of CPR is confirmed dead.
Len Cooper 	14 December 2015 	Fatal Gunshot Wound 	Caught in a hostage crisis inside the hospital cafeteria, he was shot at point blank by gunman Gareth Hutchins after arguing with him, and was left bleeding on the floor. Medical attention was not able to be administered until it was too late.
Gareth Hutchins 	18 January 2016 	Fatal Gunshot Wound 	While attempting to leave the hostage filled cafeteria, he was tackled by Mo Hannah and Nurse Vinnie Kruse, prompting the Armed Offenders Squad to breach the cafeteria, and fatally subdue him.
Nurse Wendy Cooper 	19 January 2016 	Fatal Gunshot Wound 	Suffered a stroke after being shot by gunman Gareth Hutchins, leading to Brain death. After a day on life support, long time husband Murray Cooper decided to let her life support be turned off.
Victoria Anderton 	5th July 2016 	Car crash injuries 	Victoria went through the windscreen of her car in a attempt to flee from ferndale. she later died in the Ambulance on the way back to Shortland Street
Trina 	7th December 2016 	Injuries from Beating 	Beaten by Hayden when he discovered that she was in love with TK. She surrived the beating but later died in ED.
Hayden 	16th January 2017 	Drowned 	Drowned by Dr TK Samuels in self deffense, after being shot by TK in the arm and being Kidnaped along side Kylie Brown
Marj Brash 	25th May 2017 	Cardiac Arrest 	Peacefully passed away from Cardiac Arrest in the Hosiptal Reciption ( Her Home )
Lucy Karim 	25th May 2017 	Ruptured Uteris 	Lucy Passed away after complications from giving birth to her daughter LuLu
Robyn Greeves 	19th July 2017 	suspected suicide 	The new mortuary technician, he came under scrutiny over missing dead bodies, everybody thinking it was him. He overdosed on pills and died at shortland street.
Ashley Whitley 	30th august 2017 	cerebral bleed 	Passed away after being pushed by olive onto wooden garden edging at a party held at Harper and Drew's place suffering from a bleed causing brain death.
Jane 	18th September 2017	unknown 	Ashley's heart recipient, she later had problems with the transplant and arrested.
Jasper Coots 	2019 	Punched 	punch by his own father Mason Coutts
Julia Reynolds 	2018 	Car Crash 	Dylan murder Julia during driving
Wilder Mullens 	Novemeber 2022 	Drowned 	A pastor from Brightshine, Scott, drowned him in a swimming pool.
Leanne Black 	9th July 2024 	Cancer 	Died of terminal cancer.
Harper Whitely 	23rd Decemeber 2024	Motorbike Crash 	Harper made sure she saved Drew's life while she was badly injured herself. In resus she went into cardiac arrest twice and died from internal injuries.