The New Zealand Warriors have given no guarantees they will stay in in Australia beyond Saturday and may return home after their match against the Raiders on the Gold Coast.

The Herald has spoken to multiple sources who were inside the room on Saturday night as NRL CEO Todd Greenberg, RLPA chief Ian Prendergast and key Warriors management - including CEO Cameron George - met with the Warriors players to discuss whether they would return home on Sunday, as they had originally planned.

And while the players - led by superstar Roger Tuivasa-Sheck - eventually decided to be based out of Kingscliff before facing the Raiders at Cbus Super Stadium, there is no guarantee they will stay longer than this week.

"It’s one of the toughest decisions as a club and as a playing group the guys have had to make," George said after touching down in New Zealand on Sunday.