Brian Turner | |
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4th New Zealand Poet Laureate | |
In office 2003–2005 | |
Preceded by | Elizabeth Smither |
Succeeded by | Jenny Bornholdt |
Personal details | |
Born | Brian Lindsay Turner 4 March 1944 Dunedin, New Zealand |
Died | 5 February 2025 Wānaka, New Zealand | (aged 80)
Relatives |
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Sports career | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Field hockey |
Brian Lindsay Turner ONZM (4 March 1944 – 5 February 2025) was a New Zealand poet, author, environmental campaigner and field hockey player.[1] He was New Zealand Poet Laureate between 2003 and 2005.