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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 and within several months had become the Chief Executive Officer of the 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. ==Creation and casting== Huia was created as a minor guest character that was due to appear for several episodes and Nicola Kawana was cast in the role. However, after producers realised the characters potential she was upgraded to a regular.〔 In August 2006 it was announced that Huia had been axed from the soap.〔 The storyline leading up to her exit was said to be "dramatic" and that all storylines for Huia had "dried up".〔 Kawana was reported to be extremely angry and upset at her axing and reportedly did not show up to work for numerous days. The storyline saw Huia, newly pregnant, die in a car explosion after entering a car rigged with a bomb. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Huia Samuels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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