Reception
The character has been described as a "hunk" and a "resident hottie", resulting in Donoghue receiving a lot of female attention. Donoghue joked about the " breathless girls" and stated that an abusive elder women hit him on the head for his relationship with Tess. Hunter was the first character from Shortland Street, to become a trending topic on Twitter.
Hunter's early storylines were highly praised by fans, with his attempted murder at the hands of Scarlett Valentine winning "Favourite Moment" in the Throng Shortland Street Fan Awards 2007. In the same awards, Hunter also won "Funniest Moment" for hiding in the nude. His relationship with Tess was criticized, winning runner up in dodgiest moment and his kiss with Nate, runner up for "Strangest Moment". Hunter's drug addiction and subsequent personality change had a hugely differing reception in the 2011 fan awards, with the storyline winning runner up for "Favourite major storyline", while also winning "Most Boring Storyline". Hunter also took out "Character you'd most like to get rid of". In 2012, the character was named as one of the standout characters of the show's first 20 years.
Hugh Sundae of the New Zealand Herald was initially hesitant of Donoghue's acting, but thought that in 2010 the acting of Hunter had significantly improved to an enjoyable state. He again praised Donoghue's acting in the 2011 90 minute episode stating; "Lee Donoghue continues to nail acting under the influence of booze and drugs as Hunter McKay, the likeable prescription-drug addict who's about to get so mad he will actually kick a tyre."
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