Tavake Lecanus Liukanasi Manu (born 15 August 1988) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player.
While at Christchurch Boys' High School, Manu appeared alongside All Blacks Matt Todd, Colin Slade and Owen Franks as well as former Crusader Tim Bateman.
However, his season ended up being a total write-off as, after winning the starting job at number 8 in the preseason, he suffered a knee injury early in the season-opening contest against the Crusaders and was ruled out for the remainder of the competition.
In 2011, Manu managed to stay healthy and put in an excellent campaign, starting every match at number eight for the Highlanders.
Manu suffered a foot injury in the opening game of the 2013 Super Rugby season and was ruled out for the rest of the year.