Included: Gillies Kaka
New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens has named his squad as they look to retain the title of the Wellington leg of the IRB World Sevens Series.
Hawke's Bay wing Gillies Kaka and Auckland playmaker Rocky Khan are the two new caps.
Tietjens said the team was a particularly challenging selection with strong competition coming from some of the young up and coming talent that are in the contracted squad for the 2012/13 season.
"The squad has worked really hard coming into Wellington and it's always a pretty special tournament for the players, but as is always the case we have had to make some hard decisions," he revealed.
"We have got a lot to build on given our good start to the season and I know the guys are really excited about playing in front of a home crowd. We won last year in Wellington so it would be fantastic to back up last year's victory.
"But we will have to work hard. The competition is getting tougher every year and our competitors will be looking to make up ground on us here so it will be a challenging two days."
New Zealand: Kurt Baker, Tomasi Cama, Sam Dickson, DJ Forbes (c), Gillies Kaka, Rocky Khan, Ben Lam, Luke Masirewa, Tim Mikkelson, Lote Raikabula, David Raikuna, Belgium Tuatagaloa.
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