Aaron Smith will join the All Blacks for the last two games of their Northern Tour after welcoming his second child into the world last week.
The All Blacks halfback missed parts of the Rugby Championship in Australia to be with family while awaiting the birth of his child, and has been in New Zealand since – using that time to play and train with the Manawatū Turbos in the NPC.
Smith, who helped Manawatū to two wins from two in the first games since the competition's resumption, welcomed baby boy Leo with wife Teagan last week.
"Welcome to the world Leo Smith big ups to my wife for carrying and birthing our baby boy," Smith said on Instagram last Wednesday.
The All Blacks confirmed that Smith will now join the squad for the last two weeks of their Northern Tour against Ireland and France as injury cover, with Brad Weber suffering a head knock and sustaining a broken nose nine minutes into last weekend's Italy clash.