Home and Away to air surprise baby storyline for Tane Parata

 Tane makes a shocking discovery.

Home and Away will have a surprise baby storyline for Tane Parata in scenes airing in Australia this week.

While walking along the dunes at the beach, he finds an abandoned baby lying in a gym bag, according to TV Week, and rushes her to the hospital to be checked over.

"Tane is shocked by what he's discovered," actor Ethan Browne, who plays Tane, said. "But his protective instincts kick in and he endeavours to look after the baby until the parents are located."

Doctor Bree Cameron confirms that the baby girl is healthy and contacts child services to start the process of tracing her parents, telling Tane that he can now head home. But Tane is reluctant to leave the child.

When Mackenzie Booth and Mali Hudson get wind of what's going on, they head over to the hospital to try to get Tane home, and quickly notice just how attached he is to the mystery baby.

Tane brushes off their concerns, convinced that he needs to be there for the child he rescued. But is he in danger of getting too involved?

This development follows Tane's split from wife Felicity Newman after their disagreement over the possibility of having a child.

With the pair on different pages on the subject of parenthood, Felicity eventually agreed to start trying for a baby but she secretly continued to take her birth control pills, leading to a showdown when Tane discovered the truth.

These scenes will air this week in Australia and on Channel 5 in the UK in mid-April.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5, with repeat screenings at 6pm on 5STAR and first look screenings at 6.30pm on 5STAR. Selected classic episodes are available via Prime Video in the UK.