World Cup winning coach Graham Henry has agreed to take on a part-time role with the New Zealand Rugby Union to mentor young coaches.
Henry brought his tenure as coach of the All Blacks to a close after the World Cup win in October and since then he has been linked with a number of positions, including succeeding Martin Johnson as head coach of England.
Having ruled out taking on a permanent position so far away from his native country, Henry has agreed to work with the coaches of New Zealand's Super Rugby and professional provincial championship teams until the end of 2013.
"New Zealand has an outstanding crop of up-and-coming international coaches and if I can play a small part in helping them develop then I will," Henry said in a statement.
"Even going back to my time as a teacher and headmaster, I have been keen to help people grow and develop their skills and to now move into a position of mentoring our leading coaches is something I'm really looking forward to."
Henry was at the helm of the All Blacks for eight years and guided the team to 88 wins in 103 Tests.