The Vodafone Warriors is a professional rugby league football club founded in New Zealand in 1995. Initially known as the Auckland Warriors, the team was admitted to the Australian Rugby League premiership in 1995, becoming the first club from outside Australia in the competition. The club rebranded as the New Zealand Warriors in 2001. Based in Auckland and playing at Mt Smart Stadium, the team currently employs approximately 90 people as of 2023 and competes in the National Rugby League premiership.
