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Shortland Street aired its first ever 90-minute episode on 2 August 2010. The episode featured Chris discovering he had a son with series original Alison Raynor in 1996, and the conclusion to the three-year Kieran Mitchell storyline which saw the shows second highest ever ratings.
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Sep 23, 2021 · New Zealand's longest running soap opera, Shortland Street, was met with much disappointment from audiences when it first aired in 1992. But the show has since managed to win people over to remain a staple on television.
Feb 1, 2024 · The cultural sensation that is Shortland Street all started back in May 1992. Now at 33 seasons, and nearly 8,000 episodes, it's our longest running soap. One man who was there right at the very beginning when Shortland Street first aired is former South Pacific Pictures executive Don Reynolds.
Episode 1 of the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street was first broadcast on 25 May 1992. Storyline. The episode starts with paramedics Tom Neilson and Sam Aleni driving down a road with their siren on. Tom's wife Marjorie Neilson answers the phone and hears of a car crash involving a young couple by a construction site.
The first episode of Shortland Street starts with a pregnant woman being rushed to the clinic after an accident. But the doctors are all missing. Visitor Hone Ropata (Temuera Morrison), who is soon to join the team at the clinic, makes the call to deliver the baby.
New Zealand's longest running soap opera, Shortland Street, was met with much disappointment from audiences when it first aired in 1992. But the show has since managed to win people over to remain a television staple.
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May 25, 1992 · Shortland Street was ethnically diverse from the outset, and its storylines subsequently embraced gender diversity. An annual cliffhanger (literally in 2000) episode just before Christmas became a convenient way to write out characters.
