After playing Tane Samuels nephew of fan favourite TK Samuels on Shortland Street in 2007, Dominic Ona-Ariki took a break from screen acting. He'd previously had another lead role as the time-travelling Fred on sci-fi series P.E.T. Detectives. From 2016 he became a regular on New Zealand screens he acted on Filthy Rich, and played All Black Eric Rush on mini-series Jonah. He now has taken the lead role in local detective drama One Lane Bridge as a detective with spiritual gifts.

<p>After playing Tane Samuels nephew of fan favourite TK Samuels on Shortland Street in 2007, Dominic Ona-Ariki took a break from screen acting. He'd previously had another lead role as the time-travelling Fred on sci-fi series P.E.T. Detectives. From 2016 he became a regular on New Zealand screens he acted on Filthy Rich, and played All Black Eric Rush on mini-series Jonah. He now has taken the lead role in local detective drama One Lane Bridge as a detective with spiritual gifts.</p>

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