 On 23 June 2013 , the Sydney Morning Herald published news of Tomkins impending departure from Wigan to join the New Zealand Warriors of Australia 's NRL competition . Further speculation regarding the move was sparked when Tomkins ' mother was seen in Auckland in July looking at residential properties . On 24 September 2013 , it was confirmed that Tomkins would join the Warriors on a three @-@ year deal starting in 2014 , signed for a world record fee . 
