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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 in Albany on Saturday 7 June. Two weeks later the Maori will face Samoa at Hamilton's Waikato Stadium with the final home match against Japan on June 28 at Napier's McLean Park.
The game in Napier will be the city's first international fixture since 2003, when the New Zealand Divisional 15 played against Tonga.
In their last home match, New Zealand Maori beat the British and Irish Lions in Hamilton in their first win over the tourists.
The IRB will announce the full schedule for the 2008 Pacific Nations Cup in due course.
2008 home schedule for New Zealand Maori:
June 7: New Zealand Maori v Tonga, Albany
June 21: New Zealand Maori v Samoa, Hamilton
June 28: New Zealand Maori v Japan, Napier
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