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Te Hana Hudson
Te Hana Hudson (previously Kahu) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street" who was portrayed by Vanessa Rare for two stints from 2001 to 2005. The matriarch of the Hudson family unit, Te Hana was introduced during an infamous revamp of the show and was a representation of the working class New Zealander.
Creation and casting.
In 2000 an Australian consultant made several large changes to the show that would see a more working class hospital portrayed. Te Hana,
only to be caught by Te Hana's daughter Mihi (Quantrelle King) who told Joe, ending the marriage. It seemed Te Hana and Joe were heading for reconciliation but he ended up leaving the country and Te Hana and Geoff got together. Te Hana realized Geoff had killed a patient and took the blame, suffering a demotion. She was delighted to welcome her foster daughter Shannon (Amber Cureen) back into her life but discovered she was pregnant to her teenage son Tama Hudson (David Wikaira-Paul). Te