nick struggled to accept lucas but with the help of rangi (blair strang) and donna (stephanie tauevihi), nick finally felt love for his son. nick soon realised he still loved waverley but she felt obliged to adam (leighton cardno) and nick departed to london with lucas. when he returned months later, he and waverley finally reconciled. the two got engaged but on the eve of the wedding waverley was kidnapped by his ex fiancé fergus (paul ellis). the two finally wed in but the legitimacy of the marriage was put into question when nick forged the certificate after he misplaced the original. nick helped waverley through cancer and she fell pregnant. however waverley had a miscarriage but soon fell pregnant again. nick won the local bar in a poker match but was shocked to discover the previous owner geoff greenlaw's (andrew laing) dead body in the freezer. waverley gave birth to a daughter that she and nicknamed tina-anne (libby reber). nick grew paranoid when a home invader struck the homes of ferndale, the family moved to taranaki to ensure their safety.