Brian Lindsay Turner ONZM (born 4 March 1944 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand poet and author. He played hockey for New Zealand in the 1960s; senior cricket in Dunedin and Wellington; and was a veteran road cyclist of note. His mountaineering experience includes an ascent of a number of major peaks including Aoraki / Mount Cook. As of 2008 Turner lives in Oturehua, a town of 30–40 people in the Maniototo region of Central Otago. He moved there in late 1999.