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Haane Manahi (1913–1986) was a New Zealand Māori soldier, of the Te Arawa and Ngāti Raukawa iwi (tribe), who served in the Second World War as a member of the Māori Battalion. He participated in the Battles of Greece and Crete and fought through the Western Desert and Tunisian campaigns. He was nominated for a Victoria Cross (VC) for his actions at Takrouna in April 1943. Despite the support of four generals, his VC nomination was downgraded to an award of a Distinguished Conduct Medal. In June 1943, he returned to New Zealand. After his discharge in 1946, he was employed as a traffic inspector; he died in a car crash in 1986. The downgrade of his proposed award of a VC was the source of disappointment and, after his death, a committee was established to urge the New Zealand Government to make representations to Buckingham Palace for a posthumous award of the VC. These efforts were unsuccessful but in 2007 Manahi's bravery was further recognised by a special award from Queen Elizabeth II.

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Hi and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:57, 16 January 2021 (UTC)