The Red Bull Ignite7 tournament will be hosted in the Bay of Plenty this year.
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) announced contracted national sevens players will join the Bolt, Surge, Inferno and Power teams alongside more than 60 emerging sevens players for the third annual tournament.
A live draft event on November 30 will see eight captains, including Tauranga-based New Zealand sevens players Tim Mikkelson, Scott Curry and Sarah Hirini, pick their playing squads in a three-round draft.
Teams will then assemble for one week in Tauranga before a two-day tournament at Mount Maunganui's Blake Park on December 5-6.
NZR high-performance sevens manager Tony Philp said the prospect of reimagining sevens in such a unique event was exciting for all involved.