Zac Smith was a Nurse at Shortland Street. Zac originally appeared on the soap as a builder in 1995. He only remained on the soap for a brief period but returned after several months as a bartender and began dating Rachel McKenna. Fa==After Rachel nearly drowned when drunk, Zac dumped her and fled Ferndale. He returned to the soap in 2012, as a carer for Sarah Potts's son Daniel Potts, this led to him dating Sarah and later beginning an affair with Vasa Levi after he was employed as a nurse by the hospital. He attacked Roimata the alleyway near IV during a party.