It's National Poetry day and Aotearoa has a new Poet Laureate.
The National Library - Te Puna Maa-tauranga O Aotearoa - has just announced Robert Sullivan, who is of Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu as well as British and Irish ancestor - will take over the country's national poet from Chris Tse.
Robert's been weaving words successfully for much of his life.
You might know his poetry collections - Jazz Waiata - Sky Waka - Comet - his most recent book of poems; Hopuarangi - Songcatcher.
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