' s ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁seasons , ▁most ▁not ably , ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Victoria ▁Sp ence ' s ▁character ▁Sal ene . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁until ▁early - 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁Victoria ▁University ▁of ▁Well ington ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁commit ments . ▁Mich elle ▁Ang , ▁another ▁Tri be ▁cast ▁member , ▁also ▁chose ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁Although ▁plans ▁had ▁been ▁discussed ▁for ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁bringing ▁back ▁R unc iman ▁during ▁the ▁show ' s ▁sixth ▁season , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁can ce led ▁before ▁going ▁into ▁production . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁series ▁can cellation , ▁R unc iman ▁had ▁guest ▁appearances ▁in ▁Dark ▁Knight ▁and , ▁along ▁with ▁another ▁Tri be ▁co - star ▁Jac inta ▁W aw ata i , ▁in ▁Re vel ations ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁completed ▁a ▁training ▁program ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁cert ified ▁public ▁account ant . ▁After ▁returning ▁from ▁a ▁three - month ▁tour ▁of ▁nine ▁different ▁countries , ▁he ▁started ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁K PM G ▁firm ▁early ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁male ▁television ▁actors ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Upper ▁H utt ▁Category : V ict oria ▁University ▁of ▁Well ington ▁al umn i ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁account