New Zealand Poet Laureate
| New Zealand Poet Laureate | |
|---|---|
since 22 August 2025 | |
| Style | Poet Laureate |
| Type | Honorary title |
| Appointer | National Library of New Zealand |
| Term length | Three years (two years before 2019) |
| Formation | 1997 |
| First holder | Bill 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