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Albany, Hamilton and Napier will be the venues for New Zealand Maori's three home matches in next year's Pacific Nations Cup.
New Zealand Maori will play in the competition for the first time next year, replacing the Junior All Blacks, and will play home games against Tonga, Samoa and Japan. The Tonga match will be played at North Harbour Stadium on June 7.
Two weeks later the Maori will face Samoa at Waikato Stadium, with the final home match against Japan on June 28 at Napier's McLean Park.