The Kiwis will play a ground-breaking rugby league Test against England in the United States later this year.
The match is scheduled for June 23 in Denver, Colorado, at the 76,000-seat Mile High Stadium, home of 2016 NFL Super Bowl champions the Denver Broncos.
It will be the first time rugby league's second and third-ranked countries have have met in the United States, NZ Rugby League chairman Reon Edwards says.
"This Test is an opportunity to showcase the highest level of our sport in the North American market, which has significant participation and commercial potential," he said
The match will be the first of three England-New Zealand Tests to be play in the US over the next three years.
Kiwis stalwart Simon Mannering says it's encouraging to see steps being taken to grown rugby league internationally.
"I know it'll be tough for some NRL clubs to see the importance at first, but if we really care about the game, then I think it's something we have to support. I definitely will," he said.
The remainder of the Kiwis international calendar was also released on Wednesday, and features the return of an Australian Test on New Zealand soil for the first time since 2014.
From this year, the Anzac fixture will move to the end of the season, and alternate annually between Australia and New Zealand.
A rematch of the Rugby League Women's World Cup final between the Kiwi Ferns and the Jillaroos will also feature on the Anzac Test programme, with the Junior Kiwis taking on the Junior Kangaroos.
The three-Test series in England announced late in 2017 will be followed by a one-off Test in France.
Kiwis' 2018 Test programme:
June 23: v England; Denver, Colorado, USA
October 13: v Australia; Auckland, New Zealand
October 27: v England; Hull, England
November 3: v England; Liverpool, England
November 11: v England; Leeds, England
November 17: v France, venue TBC.
