New Zealand Poet Laureate
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The New Zealand Poet Laureate Award is now sponsored by the National Library of New Zealand.
Hear from the current Laureate on the New Zealand Poet Laureate blog.
From 2004 - 2007 the International Institute of Modern Letters administered the New Zealand Poet Laureate award in partnership with Te Mata Estate.
Previous Laureates
Under the previous partnership, laureates were awarded to: