2018 New Zealand Warriors season

Coached by Stephen Kearney and captained by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, the Warriors completed the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership regular season in the number eight position, qualifying for the finals.

Pre-season training began on 1 November, with the exception of 14 players involved in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

[3] The Warriors and Melbourne will headline a two-day festival in Rotorua that includes a regional nines tournament.

[4] Home matches were played at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland,[6] while one away game was also played in New Zealand, at AMI Stadium in Christchurch.

Mount Smart Stadium will hosted a double header on 7 April when the Warriors played the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers played the Melbourne Storm.