Hudson is set to take charge of his first match since being appointed last month when New Zealand travel to Tashkent for an international friendly with Uzbekistan at the Pakhtakor Stadium.
The Englishman walked away from the Bahrain national team, despite guiding them to the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in Australia, to sign a deal through to the end of the 2018 World Cup after Ricki Herbert retired following New Zealand's failure to qualify for the finals in Brazil.
"The players are honest, the players care and they want to do well and are willing to learn and willing to work," he said.
"It was a real pull for me and I've felt that on this camp. It's why I believe we're going to be successful."
Hudson added: "I came here because I'm passionate about a certain style of play and I see the All Whites in four years time in Russia playing a certain style of football.
"For us to get to that, we have to keep working on it and keep practising it and when we make mistakes we have to correct it.
Hudson will be without three first-choice players for his opening match at the helm, with Shane Smeltz (Sydney FC), Marco Rojas (Greuther Furth) and Ryan Thomas (PEC Zwolle) all ruled out.
However, 22-year-old Wellington Phoenix defender Tom Doyle could make his international debut.
In some consolation for Mirjalol Qosimov's men, they finished second behind the United Arab Emirates to qualify for the Asian Cup.
