Stening Place in the suburb of Burwood, Christchurch

Stening Place in Burwood – Named in 1996.The library website entry was extremely brief. I couldn’t find out how this street got it’s name. I found several people with the surname Stening but none that lived in this area. The name that came up most frequently in Papers Past was George Stening but he lived in the Sumner and Redcliffs area. He was heavily involved in the YMCA plus a Missionary Society. There was also Alfred Stening a publican but mostly in the central city area. He eventually moved to Australia in the 1890s. I searched ancestry website with no luck. This street is now in the red zone and the street view of this street from before the earthquakes showed a very pleasant street.