A New Zealand A team will tour England in July for both one-day and three-day matches.
NZ A will play a tri-series of 50-over games against Sri Lanka A and the England Lions, as their A team is known.
They then play the European associate nations who have qualified for next year's World Cup before wrapping up the six-week trip with three-day fixtures against English counties Kent and Surrey before heading home on September 3.
It follows the A team's tour of India and Sri Lanka late last year.
The focus will be on selecting players who are seen as candidates to make the national team, and give them a chance to show their ability in different playing conditions.
''This is another part of that programme,'' New Zealand Cricket's head of operations Lindsay Crocker said.
