Thursday, April 4th, 2024 on Channel 5 at 1:45pm
Tane tells Mali he’s moving back to NZ – there’s nothing left for him at the Bay. Mali, shocked, decides to let Felicity know. She rocks up at Tane’s home, demanding to know why she had to hear this news through a third party. Tane insists that he’s not doing this to hurt her, but Felicity doesn’t understand why he would pack up his whole life and move away. To her, the Bay is big enough for both of them. They talk about the possibility of dating other people. Felicity reassures him that she’s ready to move on, and that she will always want what’s best for him. With a renewed hope, Tane decides to stay – for now. They end the conversation with an embrace, optimistic about their separate futures, together.
Dana is dead set on hooking Harper up with someone for a new romance. Just when Harper is settling down for a cozy night in, Harper announces that she’s booked a surprised for her. There’s a knock on the door – it’s Xander! Harper is very confused as to why he’s turned up at her home, and Dana explains: Moonlight at Salt is happening tonight, and she’s asked Xander to be Harper’s date. Harper immediately pushes back, but Dana is insistent: “There is a hot guy in a suit wanting to take you to dinner, and you would rather stay with me?!” This gets to Harper – she has a point. Something in her mind starts ticking…
Rose fronts up at the Surf Club, ready for a romantic walk with Mali, but a client has rebooked a surf lesson last minute and Mali has to bail. Wanting to make it up to his girlfriend, Mali texts Rose about a romantic surprise, but is shocked when she turns up in uniform – he’s booked them tickets for Moonlight at Salt. Why didn’t she tell him she was working? Rose lightly chides him – when would that have been? When he was babysitting Mac? Or when he was taking a surf lesson when they were meant to hang out. The couple part on awkward terms, and later Mali confides in Xander – he’s spent so little time with his girlfriend lately, it feels like he’s single again. Can Mali and Rose find time for each other?
Cast
- Ally Harris as Dana Matheson
- Angelina Thomson as Kirby Aramoana
- Emily Symons as Marilyn Chambers
- Ethan Browne as Tane Parata
- Jacqui Purvis as Felicity Newman
- James Stewart as Justin Morgan
- Jessica Redmayne as Harper Matheson
- Kirsty Marillier as Rose Delaney
- Kyle Shilling as Mali Hudson
- Luke Van Os as Xander Delaney
- Matt Evans as Theo Poulos