However, with Drew's home detention due ot tax fraud, Te Rongopai became a non-clinical 2IC of Shortland Street by default. In 2019, however, due to Drew being stood down, and Chris being injured from the plane accident, Te Rongopai resumed her role as acting CEO, where she met Hawks Logan for the first time, and tried to link him up with Ester, without knowing that he is already in a relationship with Sass. In May 5, 2019, after breaking up with TK after he cheated on her to be with Kylie, she was stabbed in the abdomen my Charlie, who was on a meth-induced hallucination and rage. After colonal bypass surgery, she was in a drug-induced coma overnight. However, shortly after awaking from her coma, she suffered ventricular tachycardia, which worsened to ventricular fibrillation. She was about to be pronounced dead, but TK's extended CPR saved her life. Despite this, TK decides not to be back with Te Rongopai, and she becomes determined to find the secret about him killing Hayden to save Kylie. Pita Rameka, played by Jamie MacCaskill, made his first appearance on 8 July 2018, accompanying his wife Te Rongopai (Kim Garrett) to the housewarming party of Drew McCaskill (Ben Barrington) and Harper Whitley (Ria Vandervis). It was revealed by Drew that Pita is the Maori Minister of Health, based out of Wellington. Pita tried to offer TK Samuels (Ben Mitchell) a role in the Ministry, despite him being against the euthanasia legalisation bill, which was rejected by TK. Pita would then have a role in his nephew, Kawe Osbourne (James Rolleston) getting a job running a coffee cart outside of the hospital and then next appear in time to be blasted by orderly Jack Hannah (Reuben Milner) for the unreasonable staffing levels at the hospital which necessitated Jack working multiple 12 hour shifts and being forced to do things such as inject morphine outside of his job description. To add further insult to injury, Pita's secretary, Keira, would out the affair the two were having behind Te Rongopai's back. Pita was later mentioned that he has moved to Australia to be with Keira. In 2019, he was mentioned to have suffered stage 2 bowel cancer. Tim Myers, played by Jamie Wells, made his first appearance on 9 July 2018.