A guide to active poetry magazines and literary journals with a substantial poetry component in New Zealand, with particular attention to independent magazines and useful publication opportunities for poets.
| Magazine | Format | About |
|---|---|---|
| Landfall Tauraka | Aotearoa New Zealand's longest-running literary journal, published twice yearly by Otago University Press, with new poetry, fiction, essays, criticism and visual art. Website / current guidelines | |
| takahē | Print / online | Aotearoa New Zealand literary and arts magazine publishing poetry, fiction, essays, reviews and visual work, with submissions managed through periodic calls. Website / current guidelines |
| Turbine | Kapohau | Online | Annual journal of new writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters, publishing poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers. Website / current guidelines |
| Starling | Online | Twice-yearly literary journal for New Zealand writers under 25, publishing poetry and prose and accepting submissions throughout the year for its two deadlines. Website / current guidelines |
| Tarot Poetry Journal | Online | Free-to-read biannual poetry journal for Aotearoa, with an emphasis on fresh work and a broad range of voices. Website / current guidelines |
| Blackmail Press | Online / occasional print | Long-running New Zealand poetry e-journal founded in 2001, publishing an eclectic range of poets from Aotearoa and abroad; it marked its 25th anniversary in 2026. Website / current guidelines |
| Brief | Independent New Zealand journal founded in 1995, publishing poetry, prose, essays and experimental or hard-to-categorise writing. Website / current guidelines | |
| Circular | Online | New Zealand online journal publishing genre-bending short fiction, poetry and personal essays, with an interest in unusual and eclectic work. Website / current guidelines |
Substantially reviewed October 2026.