TURNER, Brian Lindsay (ONZM) - On February 5, 2025, at Aspiring Enliven Care Centre, Wanaka; aged 80 years.

Loved father of Andre and father-in-law of Tree Richardson, and much loved partner of Jillian Sullivan.

Loved brother and brother in law of Glenn and Sukhi, Greg and Janey and uncle to Natasha, Shaan, Charlie, and Jack.

Brian was a keen cyclist, hockey player, fly fisherman and mountaineer. He was a passionate environmentalist who dedicated his life to protecting, preserving, rehabilitating and celebrating the natural environment through activism and poetry.

Notable accomplishments: Inaugural New Zealand Poet Laureate of Nature 2024, New Zealand Poet Laureate in 2003-05. Honorary doctorate of literature from the University of Otago, ONZM for his services to literature and the environment, the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize and several national book awards for poetry.

For those who would like to say goodbye to Brian please feel free to visit on Friday February 7, Saturday 8, and Sunday 9 between 12pm and 4pm in Glenn’s home at 337 Beacon Point Road, Wanaka.

Please join Brian’s family in a Memorial Service to honour Brian’s life in his home 3363 Ida Valley-Omakau Road, Oturehua at 3pm on Wednesday, February 12.

Messages to Charlie Turner; [email protected]