It was Barnes who was in the middle when the All Blacks went down 20-18 to France in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup at the Millennium Stadium last season - a defeat that saw many New Zealand fans turn on the referee.
It will be the first time since that game that Barnes, a member of the IRB's top flight referee's panel, has taken charge of the All Blacks.
South Africa's Mark Lawrence will be in the middle for the second leg of their tour, against Ireland in Dublin, and his fellow countryman Jonathan Kaplan will control the game against Wales in Cardiff.
Ireland's Alain Rowland, who was the referee at the 2007 Rugby World Cup final, will then referee the final leg of the Grand Slam attempt, against England at Twickenham Stadium on 29 November.
The November Test window will give Wales, Scotland and England players the chance to get an early shot at the world champion Springboks as they try to impress British & Irish Lions coach Ian McGeechan ahead of his squad selection for next year's tour.
McGeechan is set to announce an initial squad of around 60 players in January in the wake of the November internationals.

UK & Ireland November Internationals

8 November
Wales v South Africa (Millennium Stadium, 2.30pm)
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

England v Pacific Islands (Twickenham Stadium, 2.30pm)
Referee: Matt Goddard (Goddard)

Scotland v New Zealand (Murrayfield, 5.15pm)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Ireland v Canada (Thomond Park, 5.15pm)
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

14 November
Wales v Canada (Millennium Stadium, 7.30pm)
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

15 November
Scotland v South Africa (Murrayfield, 2.30pm)
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

England v Australia (Twickenham Stadium, 2.30pm)
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

Ireland v New Zealand (Croke Park, 5.15pm)
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)

22 November
England v South Africa (Twickenham Stadium, 2.30pm)
Nigel Owens (Wales)

Ireland v Argentina (Croke Park, 2.45pm)
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

Scotland v Canada (Pittodrie, Aberdeen, 2.45pm)
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

Wales v New Zealand (Mllennium Stadium, 5.15pm)
Referee: Jon Kaplan (South Africa)

29 November
Wales v Australia (Millennium Stadium, 2.30pm)
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

England v New Zealand (Twickenham Stadium, 2.30pm)
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

3 December
Barbarians v Australia (Wembley Stadium, 7.45pm)
Referee: Chris White (England)