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Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has received his first All Blacks call up while Sam Whitelock returns after a concussion stand down for the third Test against Ireland on Saturday.
Scott Barrett returns to No.6 for the deciding match after Ireland levelled the series with a chaotic win over a 14-man Kiwi team in Dunedin last week.
David Havili takes over at No.12 with no place in the squad for Quinn Tupaea.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made one change to the team from the second Test with Bundee Aki coming in for Garry Ringrose, who was injured when Angus Ta’avao received his red card last weekend.
Tuivasa-Sheck moved to rugby from the Auckland Warriors NRL team and has been earmarked as a World Cup C factor for the All Blacks.
Whitelock is back in a forward pack also bolstered by the return of 40-Test tighthead prop Nepo Laulala, who is set to make his first appearance of the season.
Havili has returned after Covid to take his place in the midfield alongside centre Rieko Ioane who is set to earn his 50th Test cap.
Winger Will Jordan has been elevated from the reserves.
“It’s tough having a loss but the tough weeks are often the most exciting,” said ABs coach Ian Foster.
“A series decider against a high-quality side is a great occasion for our growth as a team.”
Foster has faced criticism for his role in the All Blacks’ decline to No.4 on the world rankings and a poll of 1000 readers of the New Zealand Herald on Thursday found 86 percent believed he should leave the post before the World Cup.
All Blacks (1-15): George Bower, Codie Taylor, Nepo Laulala, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Scott Barrett, Sam Cane, Ardie Savea, Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett, Sevu Reece, David Havili, Rieko Ioane, Will Jordan, Jordie Barrett.
Reserves: Dane Coles, Aidan Ross, Ofa Tuungafasi, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papalii, Folau Fakatava, Richie Mo’unga, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.
Ireland (1-15): Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Tadhg Beirne, James Ryan, Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris, Jamison Gibson Park, Johnny Sexton, James Lowe, Bundee Aki, Robbie Henshaw, Mack Hansen, Hugo Keenan.
Reserves: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Finlay Bealham, Kieran Treadwell, Jack Conan, Conor Murray, Joey Carbery, Keith Earls.