Tonga head into Saturday's Rugby League World Cup semifinal on a three-match winning run, having beaten England, Lebanon and Toa Samoa.
New Zealand have named Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad on the wing against Tonga at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on November 7.
Kick-off is scheduled for 8.05pm local time, or 10.05pm in New Zealand.
He replaces the suspended Ronaldo Mulitalo, with head coach Stacey Jones making the only change to the team that beat Fiji 78-0.
That result set a record winning margin for the Kiwis, surpassing their 74-0 win over Tonga in 1999.
Nicoll-Klokstad has also played centre and standoff for New Zealand, though fullback is his preferred position.
Kalyn Ponga and Phoenix Crossland have been included in the extended squad, wearing jerseys 21 and 22 respectively.
Ponga is seeking a return after breaking his left arm on his Test debut against Australia on October 15.
Crossland was called up after second rower Jacob Laban was ruled out of the tournament with injury.
Tanner Stowers-Smith is listed as 20th man.
After losing 24-22 to Australia, New Zealand scored 160 points across wins over the Cook Islands and Fiji.
Casey McLean has scored seven tries in this tournament, including four against Fiji, and has 15 tries in seven Tests.
Jamayne Isaako has 215 Test points, closing in on Shaun Johnson's New Zealand record of 225.
Isaako has scored 74 points at this World Cup, including 31 goals from 32 attempts, and set the Kiwis' Test record with 13 goals in consecutive matches.