Tall Ferns coach Kennedy Hamilton-Kereama has named seven new caps on his roster to take on Australia at basketball's Oceania Championships in Auckland next week.
Perth-based Kate Fielding is the biggest bolter - the shooting guard has a Kiwi father and plays for Hamilton-Kereama's West Coast Waves in the Australian WNBL.
Towering 2.03m centre Megan Craig will get her chance after two strong seasons on a US scholarship at the University at Albany.
The other rookies - Samara Gallaher, Kalani Purcell, Penina Davidson, Stella Beck and Jess Bygate - have all starred in the domestic Women's Basketball League over recent seasons.
Purcell follows older sisters Charmian Mellars and Natalie Taylor into the national women's team, although Taylor's knee injury has deprived them the chance of playing together.
The incumbent captain, Taylor will join the group in a non-playing capacity, with a replacement skipper to be named when overseas players arrive later in the week.
New Zealand: Stella Beck, Jess Bygate, Micaela Cocks, Megan Craig, Penina Davidson, Antonia Edmondson, Kate Fielding, Samara Gallaher, Jordan Hunter, Casey Lockwood, Kalani Purcell, Lisa Wallbutton.
The Tall Ferns play London Olympics bronze medallists Australia in Auckland on Wednesday, then travel to Canberra for the return match on August 18.
