Hone Ropata | |||||||||||||
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Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||
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Portrayed by | Temuera Morrison | ||||||||||||
Duration | 1992–95, 2008 | ||||||||||||
First appearance | 25 May 1992 | ||||||||||||
Last appearance | 7 July 2008 | ||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
Created by | Ken Catran | ||||||||||||
Introduced by | Caterina De Nave (1992) Jason Daniel (2008) | ||||||||||||
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Dr. Hone Ropata is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Temuera Morrison as part of the original cast. Morrison maintained the role for three years before briefly reprising it in 2008 to commemorate the show's 4000th episode.