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Breaking Down Another Year Of Christchurch's Excellent Rugby League Production Line

Jordan Riki will be the only player from the Christchurch region in the NRL or NRLW Grand Final but his 2025 NRL season reflects the continued rise of rugby league in the South Island's biggest city.

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Written by Scott Miller On October 3, 2025 Tagged Kiwi-NRL, NRLWahine

Five Biggest Movers & Groovers For New Zealand Kiwis In 2025

The 2025 NRL season is almost finished and Pacific Championship footy is just around the corner, so let's check in with the five biggest movers and groovers for Aotearoa Kiwis.

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Written by Scott Miller On September 26, 2025 Tagged Aotearoa Kiwis

New Zealand Warriors Women Laid Exciting Foundations In Their 2025 Return To NRLW

New Zealand Warriors women didn't make the NRLW Finals in 2025 but they showed their mana in dealing with adversity and offered many positive flashes throughout the season that will provide strong foundations to build upon.

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Written by Scott Miller On September 23, 2025 Tagged NRLWahine

All Players From New Zealand Named In NRL/NRLW Finals (NRL Week 2, NRLW Week 1)

NRL Finals are now joined by NRLW Finals and there are lots of folks from Aotearoa involved in the eight games across both competitions.

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Written by Scott Miller On September 17, 2025 Tagged Kiwi-NRL, NRLWahine

Kiwi-NRL Spotlight: 2025 Finals Round One Preview

NRL Finals start this weekend and every team involved has a Kiwi-NRL junior named, while Bulldogs are the only team who have named less than three players with links to Aotearoa.

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Written by Scott Miller On September 10, 2025 Tagged Kiwi-NRL

2025 NRL Finals Fizz For New Zealand Warriors: Taking Stock & Early Ideas

New Zealand Warriors will play NRL finals for the second season of the two Andys era and given that they made the finals just once in 11 seasons prior to coach Andrew Webster taking over, being sad about finals footy seems insane.

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Written by Scott Miller On September 7, 2025 Tagged Aotearoa Warriors Diary

New Zealand Warriors Combined High Performance & Development For Another Fabulous NSW Cup Season

New Zealand Warriors have had their best NSW Cup season of the two Andys era and that's an almighty achievement given that this is their third consecutive year of top-four mahi in NSW Cup.

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Written by Scott Miller On September 3, 2025 Tagged Aotearoa Warriors Diary

New Zealand Warriors Facts & Figures After Back To Back Wins In NRL

Less yarns, more facts and figures for New Zealand Warriors in the NRL ahead of their game vs Parramatta Eels at Mt Smart on Friday night.

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Written by Scott Miller On August 27, 2025 Tagged Aotearoa Warriors Diary

Three Funky Pockets For New Zealand Warriors In NRL & NRLW

New Zealand Warriors have an NRL game vs Gold Coast Titans on Saturday and an NRLW game vs Cronulla Sharks on Sunday as both teams try to stay steady in the finals mix.

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Written by Scott Miller On August 20, 2025 Tagged Aotearoa Warriors Diary

Checking In With New Zealand Warriors Women Ahead Of Their Hamilton Chapter

New Zealand Warriors Women have won two games in a row and this Saturday they play the first of three games in Hamilton against Canberra Raiders who are yet to win an NRLW game this season.

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Written by Scott Miller On August 13, 2025 Tagged NRLWahine, Aotearoa Warriors Diary

Exploring New Zealand Warriors Trends And Updates In The Development Pipeline

New Zealand Warriors depth is being challenged at the NRL level and this has flowed down through the pipeline as players step up to cover promotions.

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Written by Scott Miller On August 8, 2025 Tagged Aotearoa Warriors Diary

New Zealand Warriors & Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Both Love Aotearoa Ahead Of Monster Game Day

All four New Zealand Warriors teams will play against Bulldogs in Sydney on Saturday in a epic game day of rugby league between the two organisations.

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Written by Scott Miller On August 6, 2025 Tagged Kiwi-NRL, NRLWahine

Kiwi-NRL Spotlight: Eddie Ieremia-Toeava Debut For NZ Warriors

Eddie Ieremia-Toeava made his NRL debut for NZ Warriors in the loss to Dolphins and he is the 13th Kiwi-NRL junior to debut this season.

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Written by Scott Miller On August 2, 2025 Tagged Kiwi-NRL

Kiwi-NRL Spotlight: Best Emerging Players For Samoa & Tonga

The Kiwi-NRL umbrella includes all those who played junior footy in Aotearoa and many of them are eligible for Samoa or Tonga, so here are the best emerging players who come from Aotearoa but seem likely to represent Samoa or Tonga in international rugby league.

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Written by Scott Miller On August 1, 2025 Tagged Kiwi-NRL

Another Massive Weekend For New Zealand Warriors In NRL & NRLW

New Zealand Warriors have an intriguing weekend of NRL, NRLW, NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup coming up and it's led by tricky encounters for the premier teams.

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Written by Scott Miller On July 30, 2025 Tagged Aotearoa Warriors Diary

Five Funky Things About New Zealand Warriors Wins vs Tigers & Knights

New Zealand Warriors have settled back into their gritty footy with consecutive wins vs Tigers and Knights.

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Written by Scott Miller On July 23, 2025 Tagged Aotearoa Warriors Diary

Kiwi-NRL Spotlight: Chris Vea'ila Debut For Sharks

Chris Vea'ila took the tally to 12 Kiwi-NRL debuts in 2025 playing at right centre for Cronulla Sharks in their win vs Sydney Roosters.

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Written by Scott Miller On July 22, 2025 Tagged Kiwi-NRL

Kiwi-NRL Spotlight: Tevita Naufahu Debut For Dolphins

Tevita Naufahu was the 11th Kiwi-NRL debutant of 2025 when he played on the wing for Dolphins vs Sharks and he's backed it up with another appearance in the win vs Cowboys.

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Written by Scott Miller On July 18, 2025 Tagged Kiwi-NRL

New Zealand Warriors In Newcastle For NRL/NRLW & Auckland For NSW Cup/Jersey Flegg Cup

New Zealand Warriors were excellent with four wins across their top four grades last weekend and they now head to Newcastle for NRL/NRLW games, while the NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup teams host their Melbourne Storm equivalents in Auckland.

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Written by Scott Miller On July 16, 2025 Tagged Aotearoa Warriors Diary

NRLWahine Spotlight: Winning Start For Bulldogs With Almost Half Their Team From Aotearoa

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have started their first NRLW season with two wins and almost half of their team coming from Aotearoa.

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Written by Scott Miller On July 12, 2025 Tagged NRLWahine
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