| Waverley Harrison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Claire Chitham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1994–1995, 1998–2005, 2017, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 5 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 14 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former ;regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Tony Holden (1994) Simon Bennett (1998) Maxine Fleming (2017) Oliver Driver (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Book appearances | Nick's Story - Shortland Street Books (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Waverley "Wave" Harrison (also Wilson, previously Wallasee) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Claire Chitham and was introduced as a love interest for Nick Harrison who she eventually married 8 years after her arrival to the show. The character returned along with Husband Nick for the show's 25th anniversary episode that aired on 25 May 2017. Waverley also returned with Lucas and 3 of her and Nick's children for the 2022 finale.