Mr Dave Hinman, of Christchurch, QSM, for services to tramways and heritage
Mr Dave Hinman, of Christchurch, QSM, for services to tramways and heritage.
Dave Hinman worked for 50 years with Christchurch City Council. He was instrumental in the planning and construction of the City Tourist Tramway. He was President and Secretary of the Tramway Historical Society and Chairman of the Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia. He was Canterbury Branch Chairman of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. He worked with Christchurch Council and Christchurch Tramway Limited to reopen the tracks following the 2011 earthquake. He was part of the Christchurch Council’s Heritage Response Team. Mr Hinman was a Trustee of the Ferrymead Trust and President of the New Zealand Planning Institute.