“Kia ora, Shortland Str eet Accident and Emer gency centre!” With one line, utter ed by receptionist Marj Neilson from a very ’90s-looking hospital desk, a new era of Kiwi television dawned 25 years ago.
It’s hard to believe it’s been a quarter of a century since Shortland Str eet hit our screens – 25 years of classic one-liners, shocking storylines, cataclysmic clif fhangers and, of course, 25 years of trying to remember the wor ds of the blimmin’ theme song.
But throughout the murders, explosions, disasters, weddings and babies, one thing has r emained a constant – a lovable busybody behind the reception desk, at the centre of everything that’s going on in Ferndale.
We caught up with five of Shorty’s front-desk favourites this week to unravel some of…
