List of Shortland Street characters introduced in 1999
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street in 1999, by order of first appearance.
Natasha Heremaia
Natasha "Tash" Heremaia first appeared in a guest role in 1999. Tash was Rangi Heremaia's illegitimate daughter whom he looked after when her mother Terry proved unsuitable. However, Rangi bought the two a flat and Tash moved out. In 2001 Tash and Terry moved in with Rangi and Donna Heka when their flat became rundown and she was devastated when Rangi was found dead. She and Terry moved out once again. 2 years later Terry dumped Tash on Donna's doorstep after she got into legal trouble. Tash refused to accept Donna and her partner Chris Warner but eventually was fostered by the two. Tash was manipulated by Dominic Thompson into claiming Chris had molested her, splitting Donna and Chris up. Tash fell into a bad crowd and began to bully Scarlett Valentine. When Tash eventually befriended Scarlett, she too became a target for the bullies. In mid-2004 Terry returned and decided to take Tash over to Australia. Donna interjected but ended up going with the two to start a new life.Jordan Crombie
Jordan Crombie appeared in 1999 and was the final installment to the Crombie family unit. Moira Crombie was delighted at Jordan's appearance and when her youngest son, Maddy developed leukemia, it looked like Jordan was the only possible blood donor. Jordan was reluctant and when Moira caught him in bed with a male chemist, Ewan Douglas, she struggled to accept her son's sexuality. The two soon reconciled and after HIV tests, Jordan proved clean and successfully saved Maddy with a blood donation. He and Ewan later left the street.The scene where Moira discovered Jordan in bed with another man proved so controversial at the time, producers requested the scene be heavily edited to tone down the content.