▁ ▁" The ▁man ▁behind ▁the ▁blank et " ▁The ▁Domin ion ▁Post ▁– ▁Saturday , ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁– ▁Tom ▁H unt . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁H ana , ▁age ▁ 5 4 , ▁died ▁in ▁Well ington ▁Hospital ▁at ▁ 3 : 3 5 ▁p . m . ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁of ▁sus pected ▁vir al ▁my oc ard itis . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁suffering ▁medical ▁problems ▁stem ming ▁from ▁heavy ▁alco hol ▁use ▁and ▁mal nut r ition . ▁A ▁temporary ▁shr ine ▁was ▁created ▁outside ▁the ▁AN Z ▁Bank ▁on ▁Cour ten ay ▁Place , ▁a ▁location ▁where ▁H ana ▁could ▁often ▁be ▁found . ▁Mess ages ▁were ▁written ▁on ▁the ▁building ' s ▁fac ade , ▁and ▁flowers , ▁cand les , ▁food ▁and ▁other ▁items ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁t ribute . ▁ ▁Among ▁those ▁who ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁were ▁Well ington ▁mayor ▁Cel ia ▁W ade - B rown ▁and ▁sports ▁ath lete ▁Son ny ▁Bill ▁Williams . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁was ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁phil anth rop ist ▁G are th ▁Morgan . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁V ag ran cy ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁A unt ▁J em ima ▁Prop he cy : ▁Cob ra ▁Sign ▁is ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁Steve ▁Ken ya . ▁It ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Ben ▁H ana . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Te ▁Wh an au ▁o ▁A ot ear oa ▁—