Editing Poet laureate (section)

==== New Zealand ====
{{Main|New Zealand Poet Laureate}}
[[New Zealand]] has had an official poet laureate since 1998. Originally sponsored by Te Mata vineyards and known as the Te Mata Estate Poet Laureate, the award is now administered by the [[National Library of New Zealand]] and the holder is called New Zealand Poet Laureate. The term of office is two years. The symbol of office is a [[Tokotoko]], a carved wooden ceremonial orator's staff.

The first holder was [[Bill Manhire]], in 1998–99, then [[Hone Tuwhare]] (2000–01), [[Elizabeth Smither]] (2002–03), [[Brian Turner (New Zealand poet)|Brian Turner]] (2004–05), [[Jenny Bornholdt]] (2006–07), [[Michele Leggott]] (2008–09), [[Cilla McQueen]] (2009–11), [[Ian Wedde]] (2011–13), [[Vincent O'Sullivan (New Zealand poet)|Vincent O'Sullivan]] (2013–15), [[C. K. Stead]] (2015–2017), [[Selina Tusitala Marsh]] (2017–2019), [[David Eggleton]] (2019–2021) and [[Chris Tse (New Zealand writer)|Chris Tse]] (2022–2024).<ref name="NZ_Herald_10480540">{{cite news |date=December 5, 2007 |title=Auckland professor named NZ Poet Laureate |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=18&objectid=10480540 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223015403/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=18&objectid=10480540 |archive-date=February 23, 2013 |access-date=September 12, 2011 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New Zealand Poet Laureate |url=http://nzpoetlaureate.natlib.govt.nz/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106012654/http://nzpoetlaureate.natlib.govt.nz/ |archive-date=January 6, 2012 |access-date=January 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Poet Laureate Award |url=http://www.poetlaureate.org.nz/p/award.html |access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chumko |first=André |date=2022-08-25 |title=Chris Tse is New Zealand's next poet laureate |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/129671879/chris-tse-is-new-zealands-next-poet-laureate |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref>