Yahoo News Home and Away's Nikau is invited to live in New Zealand with mum Gemma
Home and Away spoilers follow from Australian-pace episodes, which some UK readers may prefer to avoid.
Home and Away couple Nikau Parata and Bella Nixon are facing an uncertain future on Australian screens yet again – just days after reuniting.
Nikau (Kawakawa Fox-Reo) and Bella (Courtney Miller) got their relationship back on track last week, after Colby Thorne's affair with Taylor Rosetta briefly caused tensions between them.
However, this week's Australian episodes have seen the young couple run into more trouble after Nikau received an unexpected call from his mum Gemma.
Gemma left Summer Bay in July when she travelled to New Zealand to scatter the ashes of her late husband Mikaere. Although this was presented on screen as a temporary trip, show bosses confirmed that actress Bree Peters had departed the show.
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Earlier this week, Gemma's fate was finally resolved as she called Nikau and revealed that she wouldn't be returning to Summer Bay.
Gemma wanted to stay in New Zealand to be closer to her own mum, who's getting older, but she asked Nikau if he'd come to live with her again.
The request threw Nikau's stable life in the Bay up in the air again, as he questioned whether he should stay with his uncles – and Bella – or head to New Zealand to be with his mum.
As Nikau weighed up his options, he asked Bella's brother Colby Thorne to remove the travel ban on his passport, just in case he opted to leave.
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Although Bella was upset at the possibility of losing Nikau, she ultimately took a mature approach by promising to support whatever decision he made.
In Thursday's triple bill of episodes, Nikau's uncle Ari (Rob Kipa-Williams) was annoyed to hear about Nikau's dilemma second-hand, as Marilyn Chambers filled him in at the Diner.
Ari was disappointed at the possibility of Nikau leaving, but struggled to get hold of him to discuss it as Nikau was spending some time away with Bella. Will Nikau really leave when his dilemma comes to a head in upcoming episodes?
Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia).
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