RIP

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Brian Turner 4/3/44 - 5/2/25

 

Former poet laureate, environmental activist and much loved member of our community in Ōtūrēhua, Brian Turner, ONZM, was one of our founding trustees and played a large part in the first few years of the writers' retreat. Even after his Alzheimer's diagnosis, he still enjoyed meeting retreatants and discussing their work over coffee at Hayes. Sadly, he died in February 2025 and is much missed.

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"I am entranced with life'

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