The Warriors will play their NRL Anzac Round match at Eden Park for the first time next year.
The club and the stadium's representatives hope the crowd will be the biggest in New Zealand rugby league history.
The Warriors’ current record crowd is 38,412 for their season-opening match against the Parramatta Eels at Eden Park in 2011.
The biggest crowd for a rugby league match in the country was 47,363 for the Rugby League World Cup final between the Kiwis and the Kangaroos at the same venue in 1988.
Eden Park has a capacity of 50,000 for football or rugby matches.
The 2027 Anzac Round match will be the fourth year in a row and the fifth in all that the Warriors have played the game in New Zealand.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to confirm we’ll be playing at Eden Park on Anzac Day next year,” said New Zealand Warriors CEO Cameron George in a statement today.
“It will be the fourth different venue we’ve used for the match in four years.
“The occasion has such deep meaning for us playing on the day New Zealanders and Australians come together to pay respect to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. To do so at the country’s 'national stadium' and the biggest sporting venue will make it even more special.”
Last month every NRL ground was sold out for Anzac Round which for the Warriors consisted of a 20-18 victory over the Dolphins at Mt Smart Stadium.
Next year's match will be the first time the Warriors have played an NRL match at Eden Park since a 54-12 win over the Canberra Raiders in May, 2014.
“Aucklanders love sport and they love league, so this is going to be a fantastic event for our city,” said Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown.
“It’s great to see Auckland Council Events backing this game and helping bring another major sporting occasion to Auckland. Events like this add to the energy of our city while also attracting visitors and supporting businesses across the region.
“Anzac Day is an occasion that unites Australians and Kiwis. It reminds us of the bond we have and the sacrifices made.
“With this match taking place on a long weekend, we hope people from around the country and Australia make a full Auckland experience out of it, staying in the city, enjoying our hospitality and being part of what should be a memorable Anzac Day occasion.”
However, there may be a conflict of sorts as the All Blacks are set to play the Wallabies in an inaugural trans-Tasman Anzac Day Test in Australia next year.
The rugby Test has yet to be signed off but both New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia are keen to make it happen.
The high-flying Warriors are currently second on the NRL table with nine wins in 11 matches. Their latest victory was against the Dragons in Sydney at the weekend.
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