New Zealand coach Graham Henry has announced three changes to the starting line-up for the second Test against the Lions in Wellington on Saturday.

Byron Kelleher will start at scrum-half instead of Justin Marshall with Mils Muliaina taking over from Leon MacDonald at full-back and Rico Gear replacing Doug Howlett on the right wing. Ma'a Nonu has been named on the bench.

"We have seen our forwards make big strides in the last couple of outings," Henry said. "The selectors believe they should have a chance to raise the level of their performance even higher."