Biography: Hansen, Hans Peter Christian

Christian Hansen (second from right) outside the accommodation house at Motu, early twentieth century

It is probable that the other people in this photograph are Christian Hansen's wife Kirstene (left) and several of their children, who by 1902 were living with him at Motu.

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Sheila Robinson. 'Hansen, Hans Peter Christian', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2765/christian-hansen-second-from-right-outside-the-accommodation-house-at-motu-early (accessed 4 June 2026).