241:. Bartolomei decided to leave the soap in 2008, saying, "It was a very difficult decision, from an actor's point of view it's not very often that you have the security that a job like Shortland Street provides. But after four and a half years I longed for a degree of anonymity again. I'm a very private person, and given what I do for a job, the spectre of Shortland Street will invariably take that away from you." The character was killed off in a dramatic gang storyline, something which producers at first thought would be "unforgivable" but which, due to Bartolomei's insistence on leaving, they went through with. Bartolomei said of the storyline, "It's all a bit of fun and it's nice to see the characters away from the normal hospital setting and involved in something a little bit different," and of the conclusion to Sarah and Craig's romance, "That does get revisited but not in a stereotypical way. There is a great deal of resolution at the end for everyone concerned."
321:(Nicole Thomson) was and left Shortland Street for a position at pharmaceutical company, Scott Spear, where he hoped he could expose their illegal activities. However, shortly after discovering sufficient evidence, Craig was run off the road, beaten and set alight by hired thugs. A memorial service was held days later, where Sarah sang a song highlighting Craig's personality. With Craig's evidence, Scott Spear was shut down in 2009.
293:). Craig's anger problems began to destroy his relationship with Huia and when she stood him down for an outburst, he broke it off and returned to Sarah. However, while at a conference, Craig had a one-night stand with, and impregnated, Huia. Sarah broke it off with him and Huia and their child died in an explosion. Craig confessed his love for Sarah only to lose out on her to Huia's cousin
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1028:Finn Warner
983:Hone Ropata
963:Sarah Potts
948:Tom Neilson
933:Steve Mills
878:Victor Kahu
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803:Oscar Henry
773:Jack Hannah
743:Greg Feeney
678:Marj Brasch
310:Toni Potter
306:Alice Piper
263:Sarah Potts
239:Sarah Potts
217:Toni Potter
201:Sarah Potts
178:New Zealand
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67:24 May 2004
1248:Categories
1038:Guy Warner
993:TK Samuels
898:Grace Kwan
818:Joe Hudson
793:Donna Heka
616:Characters
590:Storylines
538:23 January
491:23 January
350:References
245:Storylines
230:Mercy Peak
181:soap opera
109:Occupation
1003:Zac Smith
873:Anne Kahu
668:Sam Aleni
325:Reception
156:Daughters
120:(2004–08)
32:character
393:New Idea
319:Scarlett
197:Scarlett
125:Brothers
112:Head of
56:Duration
1067:By year
624:Present
59:2004–08
287:Andrew
275:Brett
271:Paula
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