Previewing these Kiwis vs England games is fairly difficult when coach Michael Maguire doesn't want to name his team until the last minute, then Maguire comes out and names a 20-man squad for this third and final Test.
All the young bucks with a point to prove have started training at Mt Smart and the New Zealand Warriors veterans aren't too far behind, as the ripples of player movement between NRL clubs hold low key influence underneath the surface water.
Over the weekend, news out of Australia came through that Taane Milne had signed with New Zealand Warriors.
Having had a week to sit with this Shaun Johnson yarn and meditate on what it all means for Johnson and New Zealand Warriors, I've come to a fairly nice place where the outcome of this situation will have a huge impact on the perception on SJ7.
Aotearoa Kiwis coach is keeping his squad selections super simple so far on their tour of England as he has named the same squad of 19 for the second Test.
Honey Hireme was a superstar for St George Illawara Dragons in the first ever NRL Women’s competition and has an impressive history in both league and union, so who better to answer some questions for El Niche Cache?
The signing of Adam Keighran hasn't quite been made officially official by New Zealand Warriors, however the two-year deal for Keighran has been made known by multiple jokers.
As the NRL's coaching mayhem went through different levels of bonkers, it was hard not to hope that Kiwis coach Michael Maguire stayed out of the conversation.
The Aotearoa Kiwis tour of England got underway with a first up loss, in which the Kiwis dipped below the standards the laid down against Australia and England did what they do best.
After the good vibes of Aotearoa Kiwis win over Australia, we move into an intriguing series against England where the English most likely start as favourites to grab a series win.
Everyone was quietly going about their spring-time business, until some dramatic mainstream media went hunting for the clicks and rolled out the yarns about New Zealand Warriors 'set to dump Shaun Johnson'.
While the NRL takes a cheeky break, a trio of Aotearoa Warriors have made low key exits from Mt Smart with Wynnum Manly Seagulls announcing that they had signed Patrick Sipley, Junior Pauga and Matiu Love-Henry.
The emergence of the NRL Women's competition has popped the top off of women's rugby league in Aotearoa as an abundance of Kiwi Ferns and #KiwiNRL wahine took up opportunities with Australian clubs, as well as those with Aotearoa Warriors.
Where to begin in sussing out this Tonga vs Australia game? Oh, maybe actual footy and looking past all the fluff that now runs parallel to Tongan rugby league.
Being an Aotearoa Kiwis fan means that you are well acquainted with ever-changing halves combinations, let alone players with little NRL halves experience playing in the halves for Aotearoa.
And just like that; everyone loves kiwi rugby league. Aotearoa's Kiwis squeezed past Australia 26-24 to get their spring internationals window cracked open, filling everyone with good vibes and hope that the rise of the #KiwiNRL can be matched, enhanced by Aotearoa's national team.
After a quick squizz at the Aotearoa Kiwi Ferns team named by coach Kelvin Wright, I was left pondering how so much premier kiwi rugby league talent was squeezed into a team of 17.
Mad respect to Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and the Watene whanau for nod to captain Aotearoa, however when you look past the captaincy funk and suss out the Aotearoa Kiwis team, as well as how they match up against Australia, there's many low key reasons to be optimistic as a Kiwis fan.
After Aotearoa Warriors ran through their best NRL season in a while, it's time for my annual geeze at how the Warriors are going about their recruitment and development antics.
Having named a Tonga wider squad last month, coach Kristian Woolf has cut it down to a squad of 19 for their Test against Australia.