Sgt Haane's WW2 heroics in film

In 1943 Sergeant Haane Manahi secured a key victory for the Allies, taking a small band of soldiers from the Maori battalion to claim victory in the battle of Takrouna in Tunisia. It involved leading his men up a 300 metre rocky outcrop and under mortar and machine gun fire captured the feature, with 60 Italian and German soldiers surrendering. A new film, in cinemas tomorrow, re-enacts the battle, and includes voices of Sergeant Haane, as well as interviews with descendents of the 28th Maori Battalion. Manahi's niece Donna Morrison is the film's producer - she is spearheading calls for her uncle to have his his Distinguished Conduct Medal upgraded to the Victorian Cross. Alex Tarrant plays Sergeant Haane, and Tearepa Kahi is the director, and writer of the film. Tearepa talks to Kathryn.