New Zealand Poet Laureate

New Zealand Poet Laureate
since 22 August 2025
StylePoet Laureate
TypeHonorary title
AppointerNational Library of New Zealand
Term lengthThree years (two years before 2019)
Formation1997
First holderBill Manhire

The New Zealand poet laureate is a poet appointed by the National Library of New Zealand to represent New Zealand's community of poets, to promote and advocate for poetry, and to produce a number of published works during their three-year tenure as laureate.

The current New Zealand poet laureate is Robert Sullivan