Hansen, though, says All Blacks will have higher goals than the supporters, and that is the way it will always be with his team.
"People demand top performances but our expectations have to be higher than theirs. We want to put on a performance which means a lot of people can go away happy," Hansen said.
"Yes, it will be emotional for a lot of people in Christchurch. It has been a long time since we last played there."
The All Blacks headed to Christchurch yesterday for the second of three tests against Ireland.
It will be the first test in Christchurch since 2010, and one many of the players, and the Canterbury-based coach, have been eying for a good while.
After a commanding 42-10 victory over the Irish in Auckland on Saturday night, there appears to be daylight between the sides.
The All Black machine clicked into gear like a smooth-running Ferrari and it is hard to see where the Irish go from here.
The new All Black coach was thrilled with the debut of his three new players - lock Brodie Retallick, halfback Aaron Smith and winger Julian Savea - but he also praised his experienced men, who had set the standard during the week.
"The thing about the leaders of this team and the senior players is they could have come in and just been comfortable about this game. But they were excited to come back into the camp and that really set the tone for the week.
"I still believe you need experience in the side to win test matches. It is a tough old game, test rugby, and is totally different to everything else.
"We have got guys in there who now realise it is different to franchise rugby. That is why you need to have that core of experience there who have played here before."
He said the All Blacks needed to tidy things up in the breakdown, and they also blew a couple of tries, but overall he was pretty happy.
He expected the Irish to go away and analyse the All Blacks heavily and put things in place to stop the men in black.
Assistant coach Ian Foster said it had been an enjoyable week, his first in the All Black environment, and the experience of key backs Conrad Smith and Dan Carter made his transition to the backs coach straight forward.
"It was very exciting watching it all come together," Foster said.
"But to be honest it was a pleasure to come into the All Black camp and see the way the leaders have done a fantastic job off the park."
Foster said the backs used the ball well, and found space to let the outside backs have room and use their skills.
Captain Richie McCaw said the side had talked about not lowering standards after such a huge season last year, and everyone wanted to keep the momentum going.
"The senior players wanted to set the mark and make sure there was just not an expectation it was just going to happen," McCaw said.
"We had to make sure we did the little things right and make sure of a good performance. We have still got a wee way to go to get the game we are after."
Irish captain Brian O'Driscoll said the match was a considerable step up from the provincial level that most of his players had competed at during the past few months.
The All Blacks were a dangerous side when given the ball from turnovers, and his side did that too often. New Zealand brought an intensity to the game which his side found hard to match.
With the final 10 minutes of the game having golden oldies scrums after three Irish props were injured, Ireland is going to have to bring out reinforcements very quickly.
