Based on the tradition of the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom receiving a "butt of sack", the New Zealand Poet Laureate also receives a stipend of wine from Te Mata Estate.
Der Tradition des Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom folgend, der ein "Butt of Sack", also etwa 480 l weißen Likörweins erhielt, bekommt der New Zealand Poet Laureate auch ein Weinkontingent vom Te Mata Estate.