Kane Williamson will lead an experienced group of Blackcaps to the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and US in June.
On Monday, NZ Cricket announced a 15-strong squad to contest the trophy, with Williamson returning to lead the team in his sixth appearance at the tournament.
The skipper is part of returning cavalry of first-choice players who missed the recent drawn series in Pakistan primarily due to Indian Premier League commitments. Michael Bracewell, Jimmy Neesham, and Mark Chapman are the only players from that tour to earn selection.
Seamer Trent Boult is back in the fold for his first international outing since the T20 series against Australia in February, selected for his fifth World Cup.
Fellow veteran seamer Tim Southee is the most experienced of the squad for his seventh World Cup appearance. Currently the leading wicket-taker in T20I cricket, Southee missed the series in Pakistan to prioritise his workload.
Quick Matt Henry and batting prodigy Rachin Ravindra are the only two players in the squad who will make their T20 World Cup debut.
"Matt has worked exceptionally hard on his skills across the phases of a T20 game to come back into selection consideration," said coach Gary Stead.
"Rachin has made every post a winner in the past 12 months and it was exciting to see him continue that trajectory over the summer in the T20 format against Australia."
Among the notable absentees are bowlers Adam Milne and Kyle Jamieson. Milne was ruled out following surgery to repair an ankle injury, while Jamieson is also unavailable as he continues to rehabilitate his back injury.
Bowler Ben Sears has been named as a travelling reserve.
Stead is confident he's struck the ideal balance with the squad.
"I'd like to congratulate everyone named today," Stead added. "It's a special time representing your country at a world tournament.
"We expect the venues in the West Indies to offer quite varied conditions and feel we've selected a squad with the scope to adapt to those conditions."
Stead will lead a support staff group featuring batting coach Luke Ronchi and Jacob Oram as bowling coach, while James Foster will act as assistant coach for the group with a focus on fielding.
The Blackcaps will depart for the Caribbean on May 23 before their opening match of the tournament against Afghanistan in Guyana on June 8.
Blackcaps T20 World Cup squad: Kane Williamson, Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee
Ben Sears - Travelling Reserve
