Queensland celebrate winning the 2015 State of Origin, with New Zealand now tipped to host a game in the series in the future.

Eden Park chief executive Guy Ngata says he will leave "no stone unturned" in his bid to bring State of Origin to New Zealand.

The prospect of rugby league's showpiece being held on this side of the Tasman was given a significant boost when it was revealed the NRL was preparing to sell one of the three State of Origin fixtures each year.

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg told Australia's Daily Telegraph that New Zealand was in prime position to take a match when the new Origin schedule comes into force in 2018, with Perth also in the mix.

PETER MEECHAM/FAIRFAX NZ Eden Park's success at hosting the Auckland Nines has led to the NRL investigating if it can hold a State of Origin fixture there.

Ngata said the topic was raised with representatives from the NRL and Auckland council during the Auckland Nines in February.

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But after Greenberg's comments on Monday, he is ready to take discussions to the next level.

"We want State of Origin at Eden Park," Ngata said.

"Eden Park's track record of hosting major events is proven and it is our aim to leave no stone unturned to host this world class event.

"Understanding the requirements of the NRL needs to be explored further. However, our team have developed a strong relationship with the NRL over the last three years hosting the NRL Auckland Nines in conjunction with event promoter Duco."

State of Origin has been played overseas once, when New South Wales and Queensland played an exhibition game in America in 1987.

Fixtures have also been played in Melbourne over the years, although this year and next year will see each side alternate hosting two home games.

It was reported that the Victorian government's deal to host game two at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last year and another game in 2018 was worth upwards of $2 million per match.

Although, Ngata wouldn't speculate on the cost of bringing Origin to Auckland.

"I would however be confident in a sell out with a significant level of interest from Australian and New Zealand fans wanting to attend the match," he added.

"It would be huge."

Eden Park has hosted the Auckland Nines preseason tournament over the past three years, with more than 200,000 fans attending during that time.

Greenberg is keen to build on the event's success and plans on using Origin to do so.

"In simple terms, we will now have to look at where we play Origin content in the next five to 10 years and we are looking at a range of different markets. I can assure you New Zealand will be one of those," he told the Daily Telegraph.

"The people of New Zealand are a significant part of our supporter base and also our talent pathway and we never take that for granted."

Queensland captain Cameron Smith backed the move and expected New Zealand to be a successful host.

A record crowd of 91,513 attended last year's fixture at the MCG, which made Smith think Origin would go close to filling the 60,000 seats at Eden Park.

"Origin engulfs everyone, it's become a monster," Smith said. "I have family in Western Australia and Origin is huge in New Zealand.

"The Kiwi boys in my team at Melbourne (including Jesse Bromwich, Kevin Proctor and Tohu Harris) love Origin and the Kiwi fans would go nuts over there."

However, he said the current model, with one game played outside NSW and Queensland every three years, seems about right.

"I think primarily we need to keep the games in Queensland and NSW," Smith said.

"[Origin is about] Queensland versus NSW. You don't want to tamper with it too much."

This year's Origin series starts on Wednesday, with holders Queensland travelling to Sydney for game one.