The All Whites are confident they can deal with heat, humidity and hostility of Honiara, ahead of Tuesday's World cup qualifying second leg playoff.
In New Zealand football circles, war stories abound of the challenges of playing in the Solomons Islands' capital, recognised as one of the most difficult places to go in the Oceania region.
Most of those tales spring from the 2012 Oceania Nations Cup, which was dubbed the 'Horror in Honiara' after the All Whites failed to even make the final.
They were beaten 2-0 by New Caledonia in their semi-final, in one of the biggest shocks in New Zealand football history.
Tuesday's challenge will be different - it's not a tournament situation like 2012 and the All Whites have a commanding 6-1 lead - but the heat, humidity and intimidating crowd will all be factors.