Jane Deans Close in Riccarton – Named after Jane Deans (1823- 1911). Jane Deans was an early Riccarton settler and community leader. Formed post-1997.
A small amount of information from the library website and nothing that I can add about the name of the street. There is a Wikipedia page about Jane Deans and it incorrectly states that she is a New Zealand author.
The houses here were built in 1990 and 2000 and it is a lovely street. A couple of the houses were ugly but I liked most of them. The entrance to the street had a leafy arbour. At the end of the street there is a cairn with a war memorial on it. Pity that this street is well beyond my budget. I had been visiting the Buddhist Temple that is nearby on Riccarton Rd as part of Open Christchurch.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 
Jane Deans’ memoirs were published (Deans, J. Letters to my grandchildren. Christchurch, 1923) – DNZB … so she did write something! A remarkable pioneer woman. Stuart
On Tue, 6 May 2025 at 08:49, Lytteltonwitch’s Walking the streets of
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Wikipedia doesn’t mention that book. I had forgotten about that book and I remember meeting a Deans descendant a few years ago when I did the 360 trail as part of a walking festival. I did a tour of Riccarton House last year plus many of the Deans family are buried at Addington cemetery. I live within walking distance of Addington cemetery.
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