Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney has some selection headaches as he looks to settle on combinations for Saturday's Four Nations clash against England in Dunedin.

A week of self-examination awaits the Kiwis as they try to put the errors from Saturday's narrow Four Nations 14-12 league win over Samoa in Whangarei behind them.

Consistency and composure remain elusive qualities for Stephen Kearney's Kiwis side following their narrow escape over a determined and committed Samoan outfit in yesterday.

Join us for today's live blog of the rugby league international between the Kiwis and Samoa from Toll Stadium in Whangarei.

After a sluggish start to last week's win over Australia, the Kiwis are focused on getting things right from the opening whistle of today's Four Nations test against Samoa in Whangarei.

The Kiwis' Four Nations win over Australia may have been hard fought but Saturday's clash against Samoa will provide just as big a test for Stephen Kearney's side.

Warriors prop Suaia Matagi is poised to play his first test for the Kiwis against his old teammates Samoa on Saturday.

While there are still many potential permutations, the most likely scenario will see the Kiwis face the Kangaroos in the final in Wellington.

For Shaun Johnson, the seeds of Saturday's night success were sown in a Brisbane hotel room.

Kiwis lock Jason Taumalolo says his determination to stick with New Zealand is the best decision of his career.

Kiwis captain Simon Mannering believes “defensive pressure” was the key to last night's shock 30-12 victory over the Kangaroos.

Critics have set up the Kiwis to fail based on the quality of the opposition teams in the Four Nations tournament.

Kiwis test time always brings old players out of the woodwork but Clinton Toopi and Quentin Pongia took that to a new level last week.

After four years of being in the red, unable to beat or even get close to the Kangaroos, the Kiwis are back.

Kiwis forward Greg Eastwood is happy to be back in black after a frustrating 2013 season finished with him being relegated to a bit part player throughout the World Cup.

Despite suffering an horrific jaw injury just over 12 months ago, Kiwis centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall will take the field tonight without a mouthguard.

As the Kiwis and Kangaroos head into battle tomorrow night, don't expect a repeat of the fiery haka duel that took place between their Junior counterparts in the recent encounter.

The next four weeks could define Stephen Kearney's international coaching career.