Home and Away to air emotional exit scenes for Perri Hayes

 Tane's young protégé leaves Summer Bay.

Home and Away airs Perri Hayes' final scenes on UK screens next week.

The young character bows out from Summer Bay as Cantona Stewart's guest stint in the role comes to an end.

Perri's departure comes as he faces a major crossroads over whether to stay in the Bay with Tane Parata or make things work with his long-lost mum Kaia.

This week's scenes see Kaia make a shock appearance at Perri's trial for Carl's murder. This turns Perri's world upside-down, as Carl had always told him that Kaia was dead.

Kaia's arrival is a major boost for Perri's defence case, as she speaks powerfully about how Carl was an abusive father and husband.

Recalling the most difficult decision of her life, Kaia testifies that she left the family home because Carl had threatened to kill Perri if she didn't.

The jury later finds Perri not guilty of Carl's murder, but the teenager refuses to forgive his mum for leaving him with Carl and staying away for so long.

In follow-on scenes next week, Perri reluctantly agrees to meet with Kaia to hear her side of the story in full.

Kaia reveals that she was a victim of Carl's abuse and bullying, too, but it's still not enough to satisfy Perri and he harshly rejects her again.

Perri's loved ones in the Bay urge him not to pass up this opportunity to reconcile with his mum. Tane asks Kaia to stay in town until Perri cools off, while Perri's friend Theo Poulos also encourages him to go easy on his mother.

Kaia sticks around for a few days but when Perri shows no signs of reaching out, she announces plans to move back to New Zealand.

Perri finally relents and invites Kaia to join him for a meal at Salt before she goes.

As they spend time together, Perri softens towards his mum, and he ultimately tells Tane that he's going to make the move to New Zealand with her.

There are emotional scenes for Tane and Harper Matheson as they say their final goodbyes to Perri, with both feeling proud of how he's turned his life around while in Tane's care.

Home and Away airs these scenes on Friday, February 7, on Channel 5.