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New Zealand will play three cricket Tests against Pakistan at home later this year after their tour to the troubled country was called off because of security concerns.

The Black Caps had been scheduled to visit Pakistan for three Tests, four one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches.

But with tours to Pakistan on hold since gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in March, a compromise arrangement has been agreed upon which will see the Tests played in New Zealand in December and the one-dayers and Twenty20 game take place in the United Arab Emirates in October.

New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said that, while tour details had not yet been finalised, the prospect of hosting the Test series in New Zealand was exciting.

"All the way through our discussions, our preferred option has been to play the one-day matches at a neutral venue and the Test series in New Zealand," he said.

Vaughan revealed NZC would not suffer a financial loss on the series because Pakistan would cover the costs associated with New Zealand hosting it.

Venues for the Tests have yet to be finalised.

"We need to be mindful of the weather, but the tests won't be starting that early (in the New Zealand summer)," Vaughan told Radio Sport.

"First-class cricket would have been going for a little while so we're not talking about a ridiculously early start for the series.

"But the weather here in December can be fickle so we probably need to be mindful of that."

New Zealand are also hosting tours by Bangladesh and Australia early next year.