Shortland Street: Season 9
Season 9 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Shortland Street Season 8.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 9 Progress Shield
Episode 1891
Jan 10, 2000 · 30 min
The new boss gets staff worrying. Donna fears for Rangi's life. Greg rides in and upsets Caroline's love life once again.
Episode 1892
Jan 11, 2000 · 30 min
Frank faces up to his actions. Louie sets his sights on the top. Donna's shocked to learn the truth about her father.
Episode 1893
Jan 12, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie looks for more attention. Greg faces revenge from an old rival. Aleesha hits Frank where it hurts.
Episode 1894
Jan 13, 2000 · 30 min
Money changes everything for Fergus and Greg. Sofia makes Louie an interesting offer. Frank pledges his total support to Aleesha.
Episode 1895
Jan 14, 2000 · 30 min
Aleesha's move takes Jim by surprise. Louie and Sofia strike a bargain. Fergus makes a shocking discovery.
Episode 1896
Jan 17, 2000 · 30 min
Louie doesn't react well to being used. Jim makes enemies at home. The game is up for Fergus.
Episode 1897
Jan 18, 2000 · 30 min
Hostilities escalate between Jim and Aleesha. Sofia nips mutiny in the bud. Laura and Caroline encounter another obstacle.
Episode 1898
Jan 19, 2000 · 30 min
Aleesha sets Jim up for a fall. Rangi goes into floral overload. Minnie doesn't get quite what she bargained for.
Episode 1899
Jan 20, 2000 · 30 min
Aleesha exacts revenge on Jim. Caroline confesses all for love. Beanie is presented with a fresh nursing problem.
Episode 1900
Jan 21, 2000 · 30 min
Sofia worries what's driving Minnie. Waverley has a fishy problem. Caroline receives the most shocking news of her life.
Episode 1901
Jan 24, 2000 · 30 min
Caroline stays mum on a big secret. Minnie's activities go underground. Al makes the new nurse faint.
Episode 1902
Jan 25, 2000 · 30 min
Moira's put on the spot. Minnie's pressured to give more than she bargained for. Louie doubts Frank's ability.
Episode 1903
Jan 26, 2000 · 30 min
Moira feels used and abused. Al has an unexpected rival. Minnie's private life takes a deadly twist.
Episode 1904
Jan 27, 2000 · 30 min
Frank gets an ultimatum. Moira starts the war of the roses. Donna's faced with a life-changing decision.
Episode 1905
Jan 28, 2000 · 30 min
Aleesha makes a declaration. Waverley wages war on Moira. An unexpected guest spoils Caroline and Laura's love nest.
Episode 1911
Feb 7, 2000 · 30 min
Frank finds out the truth about Aleesha. Beanie's outraged when money talks. Dean makes an exhibition of himself.
Episode 1912
Feb 8, 2000 · 30 min
Caroline can think of nothing but Greg. Minnie tries to make amends. Beanie fears her past may be exposed.
Episode 1913
Feb 9, 2000 · 30 min
Aleesha won't let Frank give her a testing time. Moira won't be Dean's slave. Greg's the victim of a security breach.
Episode 1914
Feb 10, 2000 · 30 min
Aleesha turns opinion in her favour. Sofia's security problems escalate. Moira's stunned by a grand gesture of her own.
Episode 1915
Feb 11, 2000 · 30 min
There's a surprising invitation in store for Louie. Laura puts a stop to Caroline's plans. Aleesha has unexpected trouble.
Episode 1916
Feb 14, 2000 · 30 min
Caroline chooses the one she loves. Al upsets Dean's sponsorship schemes. Aleesha clips Jim's wings.
Episode 1917
Feb 15, 2000 · 30 min
Al causes disaster for a lowly worker. Caroline spies on Laura. The potential dads of Aleesha's baby receive the results.
Episode 1918
Feb 16, 2000 · 30 min
Dean's best laid plans begin to fray. Louie's love life leaves cold. Tamsin must face a deadly situation.
Episode 1919
Feb 17, 2000 · 30 min
Aleesha gets an enemy for life. Rangi has an embarrassing revelation. Caroline makes a grisly discovery.
Episode 1920
Feb 18, 2000 · 30 min
Aleesha thinks she's losing her mind. Frank has a not-so-secret admirer. Rangi does the dirty by coming clean.
Episode 1921
Feb 21, 2000 · 30 min
Louie doesn't realise what little sway he has with Sofia. An old flame gets Nick sparking again. Jim must answer for passion.
Episode 1922
Feb 22, 2000 · 30 min
Louie can't cope with his affair. Jim's hate campaign moves up another gear. Laura's pushed to the edge.
Episode 1923
Feb 23, 2000 · 30 min
Nick tries to track down a traitor in the clinic. Tamsin faces some home truths. Frank leaves Sofia in the lurch.
Episode 1924
Feb 24, 2000 · 30 min
Sofia gets to the bottom of Frank. Fergus sees the future and is moved. Waverley wonders if she can afford to come clean.
Episode 1925
Feb 25, 2000 · 30 min
Beanie reveals a secret from her past. Jim's haunted by a familiar face. Aleesha hits the road.
Episode 1926
Feb 28, 2000 · 30 min
Louie goes on the wagon. Dean's forced to pay for his past. Fergus settles a score with Jim.
Episode 1927
Feb 29, 2000 · 30 min
Nick uses his manly wiles on Nicola. Beanie has a brush with fame. Dean's past threatens future happiness.
Episode 1928
Mar 1, 2000 · 30 min
Dean's forced to come clean. Donna puts money ahead of her principles. Beanie learns an ugly truth.
Episode 1929
Mar 2, 2000 · 30 min
Waverley hears the painful truth. Moira goes too far with Dean. Donna's medical knowledge is questioned.
Episode 1930
Mar 3, 2000 · 30 min
Donna's investigations win an admirer. Waverley answers a plea for help. Jim finds that old feelings die hard.
Episode 1931
Mar 6, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie returns to some surprising news. Jim plays a dangerous double-edged game. Louie's pushed to the brink.
Episode 1932
Mar 7, 2000 · 30 min
Nick tells Minnie a secret she doesn't want to hear. Tamsin picks a reluctant confidante. Rangi's trust is sorely tested.
Episode 1933
Mar 8, 2000 · 30 min
Donna has a change of heart. Minnie meddles with Nick's future. Tamsin faces betrayal from a lover and a friend.
Episode 1934
Mar 9, 2000 · 30 min
Jim's on a losing streak. Mother love smothers Beanie. Minnie puts her feelings on the line.
Episode 1935
Mar 10, 2000 · 30 min
Passions over the wheelchair race run high. Waverley turns a deaf ear on love. Nick gets an unexpected hand in his job hunt.
Episode 1941
Mar 20, 2000 · 30 min
Jim tries to relight an old flame. Dean gets a mysterious visitor. Sofia's master plan is revealed.
Episode 1942
Mar 21, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie works herself back into Nick's good books. Frank thinks Jim's going too far with a patient. Dean's problems go global.
Episode 1943
Mar 22, 2000 · 30 min
Donna plays marriage counsellor. Beanie wants to know what Laura's secret is. Jim pays the price of guilt.
Episode 1944
Mar 23, 2000 · 30 min
Nick finds his loyalties divided. Donna finds a family feud. Dean finds a new family loyalty.
Episode 1945
Mar 24, 2000 · 30 min
Nick finds his loyalties divided. Donna finds a family feud. Dean finds a new family loyalty.
Episode 1946
Mar 27, 2000 · 30 min
Donna breaks the law for justice. Fergus uncovers Nick's secret admirer. Dean confronts the high and lows of fatherhood.
Episode 1947
Mar 28, 2000 · 30 min
Frank's patient is Sofia's dummy. Fergus' comedy is Nick's horror story. Jim makes a decision to untangle his love triangle.
Episode 1948
Mar 29, 2000 · 30 min
Donna is under fire. Minnie can't get satisfaction. Sofia confronts her past.
Episode 1949
Mar 30, 2000 · 30 min
Family values divide Dean and Moira. Tamsin takes action. Minnie's passion gobsmacks Nick.
Episode 1950
Mar 31, 2000 · 30 min
Jim gets his just desserts. Al dabbles in spiritual healing. Donna's best laid plans come unstuck.
Episode 1951
Apr 3, 2000 · 30 min
Kate fights for Tamsin's rights. Dean's song gives Moira the blues. Will cooked books cook Waverley's goose?
Episode 1952
Apr 4, 2000 · 30 min
Donna's warned to butt out or else. Jim struggles to work his way out of trouble. Frank fights for Sofia.
Episode 1953
Apr 5, 2000 · 30 min
Kate finds Jim is a smooth operator. Waverley must account for her past. Blake goes where no boy has been before.
Episode 1954
Apr 6, 2000 · 30 min
Jim's shocked to learn of Laura's wealth. Moira and Dean embark on their big day. Donna's horrified when there's a death next door.
Episode 1955
Apr 7, 2000 · 30 min
Sofia sings her own praises. Donna digs herself in deeper. There's more than one hitch at Dean and Moria's wedding.
Episode 1956
Apr 10, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie takes charge of her man. Kate and Jim join forces. Louie's hope for the future collapses.
Episode 1957
Apr 11, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie widens Nick's social circle. Good intentions make Laura sick. Donna is further drawn into a web of murderous lies.
Episode 1958
Apr 12, 2000 · 30 min
Beanie thinks Nick takes too much from Minnie. Tamsin wins a new admirer. Erin struggles with the highs of popularity.
Episode 1959
Apr 13, 2000 · 30 min
Louie competes with cupid. Donna's haunted by memories from the past. Laura's crisis stirs up hidden passions for Kate.
Episode 1960
Apr 14, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie's romance gets speed wobbles. Blake's driven to confess all. Donna worries her troubles are not dead and buried.
Episode 1961
Apr 17, 2000 · 30 min
Kate and Jim deceive Laura. Fergus sets up a sexy temptation for Louie. Minnie's jealousy wins her a new enemy.
Episode 1962
Apr 18, 2000 · 30 min
Donna learns more about Stacey. Moira discovers Erin's hidden talents. Jim's plans shock Kate.
Episode 1963
Apr 19, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie ignores Nick in an effort to bring them closer. Louie feels he's failed his cousin. Moira erupts over a hidden message.
Episode 1964
Apr 20, 2000 · 30 min
Nick finds life with Minnie costs. Jim takes advantage of Laura's generosity. A run-in with the law puts Louie's life on the line.
Episode 1965
Apr 21, 2000 · 30 min
Moira makes a nervous confession. A bountiful gesture leaves Jim seething. Donna's tripped up by her own lies.
Episode 1971
May 1, 2000 · 30 min
Tamsin's career is torn between two doctors. Beanie publishes and is damned. Nick accepts the consequence of violence.
Episode 1972
May 1, 2000 · 30 min
Beanie takes issues with Dean. Sofia is swayed by filthy lucre. Rangi is questioned about his true love.
Episode 1973
May 2, 2000 · 30 min
Fergus gets closer to his prize. Jim hits paydirt. Sofia rocks Paul's world.
Episode 1974
May 3, 2000 · 30 min
Louie gets an unexpected promotion. Rangi's hot on the trail. A secret affair is blown wide open.
Episode 1975
May 4, 2000 · 30 min
Rangi sets a trap. Nick throws in the towel. Fergus is pipped at the post.
Episode 1976
May 5, 2000 · 30 min
Moira pounces on the wrong man. Nathan's support isn't as pure as it seems. Rangi sets a mantrap that seals Donna's fate.
Episode 1977
May 8, 2000 · 30 min
Al and Laura are left in the dark. Dean draws battle lines against nick. Rangi stumbles onto a gruesome discovery.
Episode 1978
May 8, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie learns Nick's kept a secret. Jim keeps Al and Laura from their work. Louie makes a fatal error.
Episode 1979
May 9, 2000 · 30 min
Louie isn't backward about coming forward. Al finds himself in an horrendous mess. Rangi blabs a long held secret.
Episode 1980
May 10, 2000 · 30 min
Romance is a package deal for Fergus. Sofia's stunned when Louie makes a move. Minnie's love is laid on the line.
Episode 1981
May 11, 2000 · 30 min
Sofia gets tough on Louie. Minnie gives Nick the hard word. Jim lets Kate have it.
Episode 1982
May 12, 2000 · 30 min
Waverley plays for time. Fergus makes a play for the in crowd. Tamsin pays a high price for a night out.
Episode 1983
May 15, 2000 · 30 min
Jim's mother plays matchmaker. Louie smells a rat in the clinic. Moira finds she has a drug problem.
Episode 1984
May 15, 2000 · 30 min
Dean makes a dangerous enemy. Tamsin backs down for love. Jim gets some shocking news.
Episode 1985
May 16, 2000 · 30 min
Waverley hatches a cunning plan. Paul gets more than he bargained for. Moira takes action to protect her son.
Episode 1986
May 17, 2000 · 30 min
Erin pays the price of love. Dean's brilliant idea backfires. Paul learns charity is hard to find at home.
Episode 1987
May 18, 2000 · 30 min
Moira tries to bar staff. Nathan has Dean in his sights. Erin's stung by love.
Episode 1988
May 19, 2000 · 30 min
Moira wages war against Fergus. Nick fights to keep his vow. Jim stands accused.
Episode 1989
May 22, 2000 · 30 min
Blake discovers crime doesn't pay. Donna's imagination runs riot. Moira's hotheadedness may end up costing her dearly.
Episode 1990
May 22, 2000 · 30 min
Beanie's protests fall on deaf ears. Jim takes matters into his own hands. Donna's floored by a proposal.
Episode 1991
May 23, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie learns Nick's true feelings. Nathan continues to plot Dean's downfall. Laura and Al learn they've been deceived.
Episode 1992
May 24, 2000 · 30 min
Rangi and Donna face family secrets. Fergus is damned for playing the good Samaritan. Beanie comes under fire from above.
Episode 1993
May 25, 2000 · 30 min
Jim's deceit throws Al off the scent. Minnie has trouble making an entrance. Jealously provides a bitter pill for Tamsin.
Episode 1994
May 26, 2000 · 30 min
Sofia encourages Minnie to broaden her mind. Beanie's good deed puts her in the gun. Fergus faces the wrath of Paul.
Episode 1995
May 29, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie finds going back isn't as easy as she thought. Nick battles Nathan to save Beanie. Jim feels responsible for Laura's life.
Episode 1996
May 29, 2000 · 30 min
Sofia learns of Nathan's duplicity. Beanie wonders at Nick's interest in her. Fergus must choose between dating or duty.
Episode 1997
May 30, 2000 · 30 min
Nick asks Beanie to become the clinic spy. Erin feels sidelined by Minnie. Kate's suspicions of Jim take a deadly turn.
Episode 1998
May 31, 2000 · 30 min
Paul inists he can change for love. Beanie smells a rat. Dean suspects Minnie's taking extra-curricular lessons too far.
Episode 1999
Jun 1, 2000 · 30 min
Donna and Rangi's wedding plans strike a hitch. Kate keeps a heartbreaking secret. Fergus makes a grisly discovery.
Episode 2000
Jun 2, 2000 · 30 min
Rangi and Donna make a surprising start. Dean's grand gesture costs dearly. Tamsin makes one huge mistake after another.
Episode 2001
Jun 5, 2000 · 30 min
Dean lashes out. Tragedy hits the clinic. Fergus is put in the gun.
Episode 2002
Jun 5, 2000 · 30 min
Nathan warns Dean to back off. Beanie's forced to choose between work and love. Kate cracks under pressure.
Episode 2003
Jun 6, 2000 · 30 min
Blake prospers in the wake of a tradegy. Donna's financial troubles grow. Tamsin comes under attack.
Episode 2004
Jun 7, 2000 · 30 min
Rangi's pride takes a costly blow. Frank wonders at Nathan's secret operations. Erin turns tragedy to romance.
Episode 2005
Jun 8, 2000 · 30 min
Fergus' life is put in danger. Nick loses out in love. Sofia's rocked by betrayal.
Episode 2011
Jun 15, 2000 · 30 min
Rangi makes a love connection. Frank reveals his feelings for Sofia. A patient's heartache brings Beanie heartbreak.
Episode 2012
Jun 16, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie starts a rumour. Nathan tries to cut a deal with Frank. Tamsin loses out to the enemy.
Episode 2013
Jun 19, 2000 · 30 min
Nick's cunning plan backfires. Fergus thinks Rangi's a dirty rotten scoundrel. Dean pushes Erin too far.
Episode 2014
Jun 19, 2000 · 30 min
Beanie's torn between two loves. Sofia is troubled by her past. Erin's desperation leads to more despair.
Episode 2015
Jun 20, 2000 · 30 min
Nick spurs Beanie to a decision. Frank's left in the dark. Waverley smells a rat but gets more than she expected.
Episode 2016
Jun 21, 2000 · 30 min
Sofia seeks solace in secret. Erin pulls away from home. Tamsin's enemy moves closer.
Episode 2017
Jun 22, 2000 · 30 min
Waverley plays cupid. Donna tires of an unwanted house guest. Frank discovers Sofia loves another man.
Episode 2018
Jun 23, 2000 · 30 min
Fergus' business is going to the dogs. Nathan looks for fresh prey. Rangi's cunning plan backfires.
Episode 2019
Jun 26, 2000 · 30 min
Kate's job is on the line. Waverley gets mysterious mail. Rangi has life-changing suggestion for Donna.
Episode 2020
Jun 26, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie embarks on a dangerous project. Erin reaches breaking point. Tamsin's curiosity puts her in danger.
Episode 2021
Jun 27, 2000 · 30 min
Truancy with Erin is not what Blake expected. Fergus is a meddlesome cupid. Minnie's caught in the crossfire of a power battle.
Episode 2022
Jun 28, 2000 · 30 min
Waverley has a singular problem. Minnie becomes the target of teenage revenge. Tamsin is the hostage of a desperate man.
Episode 2023
Jun 29, 2000 · 30 min
Nick faces up to fatherhood. Paul keeps Tamsin hanging on the line. Blake's schemes crash unexpectedly.
Episode 2024
Jun 30, 2000 · 30 min
Fergus plays dirty for Waverley. Nick wins the gratitude of his hero. Rangi's past is thrown in his face.
Episode 2025
Jul 3, 2000 · 30 min
Nathan zeros in on new prey. Fergus protests too much. Ange is entrusted with a big secret.
Episode 2026
Jul 3, 2000 · 30 min
Al gets competitive in his search for love. Minnie ignores a warning of danger. Nick's rallied to desperate action.
Episode 2027
Jul 4, 2000 · 30 min
Tamsin gets a supernatural warning. Matt worries he has an awkward admirer. Dean flushes out a criminal.
Episode 2028
Jul 5, 2000 · 30 min
Nick pulls out all the stops for love. Tamsin's psyche takes a spiritual hit. Al's true colours horrify his workmates.
Episode 2029
Jul 6, 2000 · 30 min
Moira gives Dean all she's got. Nick's amorous advances on Ange stall. A life or death situation delivers Frank a dilemma.
Episode 2030
Jul 7, 2000 · 30 min
Rangi puts the heat on Nick and Ange. Tonight's the night for Rhonda and Al. Tamsin gets mysterious mail full of secrets.
Episode 2031
Jul 10, 2000 · 30 min
Paul fears he's being haunted by his past. Waverley gets a groupie. Blake's trumped by his baby brother.
Episode 2034
Jul 13, 2000 · 30 min
Erin fights the powers that be. Fergus plummets from the heights of cooldom. Nick's happy surprise turns to tradegy.
Episode 2035
Jul 14, 2000 · 30 min
Tamsin puts a name to her mystery mail. Playing cool gets Waverley romance. Sofia's surprised by a blast from her past.
Episode 2041
Jul 24, 2000 · 30 min
Tamsin's meddling backfires badly. Someone's leading Al on. Frank's forced to call it quits with Sofia.
Episode 2042
Jul 25, 2000 · 30 min
There's a shock in store for Sofia. Al and Rhonda make a winning team. Tamsin comes face to face with her tormentor.
Episode 2043
Jul 26, 2000 · 30 min
Nick goes undercover. Paul's secret is revealed. Blake learns cheaters never win.
Episode 2044
Jul 27, 2000 · 30 min
Moira helps Cassie fight her addiction. Al and Rhonda dance to a new tune. Paul's revelation is an unqualified disaster.
Episode 2045
Jul 28, 2000 · 30 min
Moira has a cunning money-making plan. Blake comes to Erin's rescue. Nick's shocked by an unexpected announcement.
Episode 2046
Jul 31, 2000 · 30 min
Blake comes to blows over Erin's honour. Waverley spots an age old problem. Sofia faces ultimate betrayal from Frank.
Episode 2047
Aug 1, 2000 · 30 min
Cassie and Simon fight for life. An unexpected visitor throws Dean's status quo. Nathan's nemesis closes in.
Episode 2048
Aug 2, 2000 · 30 min
Sofia's problems heat up. Waverley proves too crafty for Gran. Nick's accused of not facing up to responsibilities.
Episode 2049
Aug 3, 2000 · 30 min
Minnie sees another side to Nathan. Fergus plots to solve his bar problems. Moira and Dean get shocking news about their kids.
Epiosde 2050
Aug 4, 2000 · 30 min
Nathan loses it all. Sofia buys herself personal hardships. Fergus takes too long working up to a declaration.