The Kiwis know they can't afford to clock off even briefly when they take on Australia on Saturday night.

The make-up of the Four Nations final is already confirmed, but the Kiwis have signalled they will not hold back this weekend.

Veteran Australian prop Petero Civoniceva rates the current Kiwis rugby league team as the best he's seen.

Saturday's Eden Park test between the Kiwis and Australia will be far from a dead rubber.

The injury to Manu Vatuvei has severed the last link to one of the great Kiwi teams - the class of 2005.

Kiwis league player Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is a man of many talents.

Penrith prop Sam McKendry will make his test debut for the Kiwis this weekend.

Kiwis forward Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is confident he won't be left on the sideline again for this weekend's test against PNG.

Benji Marshall thinks his Kiwi teammate Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is a psycho. Waerea-Hargreaves thinks his captain is all show.

The Kiwis won the opening battle of the Four Nations last night, but victory came at a high cost.

Former Great Britain wing Brian Carney believes New Zealand are in the box seat to win the Four Nations.

England coach Steve McNamara says key halfback Sam Tomkins will be fit to face the Kiwis tomorrow.

The Kiwis will outlast the Brits in tomorrow night's Four Nations opener, writes Richie Barnett.

Steve Deane writes that the Kiwis have nowhere to hide in the Four Nations tournament - and fans expect results.

You almost sense Kiwis rugby league wing Jason Nightingale is wondering what all the fuss is about.

Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney has made some positional swaps and one change for Saturday's Four Nations opener against England.

Kiwis forward Greg Eastwood doesn't see himself as a front rower but, if required, he's happy to do the job for his country.

English enforcer Sam Burgess has nominated Souths teammate Issac Luke as the player he'd most like to bash in Saturday's Four Nations opener.