Sharks back Gerard Beale has earned a call up to the Kiwis side to take on the Australian Kangaroos in the countries' Four Nations encounter on Saturday evening (Sunday morning, AEDT).
Jason Nightingale (ankle) Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (knee) have been ruled out with injuries as sustained in the opening 17-16 win over England last weekend.
Beale will play on the wing as he did on occasions for the Sharks throughout the 2016 season.
"It's tough losing players of Nighty's [Nightingale] and Jared's [Waerea-Hargreaves] talent and experience," said Kiwis coach David Kidwell.
"We are fortunate to have quality reinforcements who understand what international football is all about.
"Both Bealy [Beale] and Beasty [Eastwood] have been pushing hard for spots all tour, as well as the young guys in the team. As a coach, it's fantastic to know that everyone is working hard.
"I have complete confidence in all the players in our squad. That's why they were picked."
New Zealand team to play Australia
1 Jordan Kahu
2 Gerard Beale
3 Solomone Kata
4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
5 Jordan Rapana
6 Thomas Leuluai
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Jesse Bromwich (c)
9 Issac Luke
10 Adam Blair
11 Kevin Proctor
12 Tohu Harris
13 Jason Taumalolo
14 Lewis Brown
15 Martin Taupau
16 Manu Ma’u
17 Greg Eastwood
18 Joseph Tapine
19 David Fusitu'a
