Taylor holds a Samoan passport through his mother's heritage and is eligible to represent a second national team at the end of the three-year cooling-off period since his last match for New Zealand
Shane Christie, a former Maori All Blacks player, had campaigned for greater awareness in rugby of the impact of repeated blows to the head
New Zealand also play West Indies in a three-match home Test series in late November and early December
Utility back Carter, named among the injury replacements in Scott Robertson's All Blacks squad, found his passport ruined on his bed and had to scramble to arrange a new one
According to FIH rules, the Nations Cup runners-up Pakistan will now officially fill the vacancy
Platforms could face fines up to PKR 5 million for allowing underage accounts
