Lauaki played in a non-Test match against the NZ Residents last year
New Zealand will hand debuts to back rower Epalahame Lauaki and full-back Sam Perrett when they take on Great Britain in Huddersfield on Saturday.
Lauaki, whose older brother Sione is a New Zealand rugby union international, will start the game on the bench.
Perrett replaces the injured Krisnan Inu in a backline that also includes Wigan's Thomas Leuluai and Bradford duo Tame Tupou and Shontayne Hape.
Leuluai starts at scrum-half, with the versatile Lance Hohaia at stand-off.
"We have spent a lot of time discussing the halves," said Kiwis coach Gary Kemble.
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