At 24-years-old and with 83 NRL games experience, Hornby junior Jordan Riki is a Kiwi-NRL leader for Brisbane Broncos.

Selumiela 'Leka' Halasima is the latest youngster to debut for New Zealand Warriors as the Mangere East junior flashed his talent in a hectic stint coming off the bench in a loss to Bulldogs.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs defeated Cronulla Sharks last night with no Kiwi-NRL players in their team and the Bulldogs resurgence has featured little Aotearoa flavour this season.

Penrith Panthers made some sneaky Kiwi-NRL recruitment moves over the past month to double their Aotearoa flavour in NSW Cup.

Te Atatu junior Reuben Porter is the latest Kiwi-NRL debutant after making his NRL debut with Wests Tigers in round 14 but more importantly, Porter is the latest example of Aotearoa persistence and patience.

The legend of Rocco Berry continues to bloom after he returned from injury and rolled out a strong performance against North Queensland Cowboys.

Preston Riki didn't get a win in his NRL debut with Penrith Panthers but the latest Kiwi-NRL lad from Northland showed folks what happens when one stays solid to their journey.

Keano Kini was the smallest chap who took the most runs in an impressive win for Gold Coast Titans against Brisbane Broncos, a week after he scored his first NRL try.

Moala Graham-Taufa didn't make his NRL debut in the tremendous win for New Zealand Warriors over Dolphins, but it felt like a spiritual debut at the temple of Mt Smart.

Who was 18th lad when Aotearoa Kiwis smashed Australia 30-0 last year? Naufahu Whyte.

Much like Taine Tuaupiki's growth in NSW Cup ahead of his performance vs Panthers, Paul Roache was quietly building for New Zealand Warriors in reserve grade leading into his classy effort at Magic Round.

Taharoa was front and centre of an epic New Zealand Warriors win over Panthers as Taine Tuaupiki and Te Maire Martin played key roles.

Josiah Karapani made his NRL debut for Brisbane Broncos in their Magic Round win over Manly Sea Eagles and showcased his quality at left centre, while also serving as the latest Kiwi-NRL youngster of note to shine at Broncos.

There haven't been many Kiwi-NRL journeys as funky as Connelly Lemuelu's and the former Tangaroa College first-five is now settling at edge forward with Dolphins.

Alec MacDonald isn't a well known Aotearoa Kiwis prospect and for many Kiwi-NRL fans he isn't even a well known NRL trooper, but MacDonald is the prototypical Melbourne Storm player who has flourished under coach Craig Bellamy.

At a time when there are lots of highly decorated Kiwi-NRL juniors from Aotearoa generating buzz on their climb to NRL footy, the Jacob Laban debut for New Zealand Warriors has been highly anticipated.

Matthew Timoko couldn't get the win with Raiders in Aotearoa but he scored a typically powerful try and his upward trend continues.

Deine Mariner has started the first two games of the 2024 NRL season on the wing for Broncos and if Mariner's playing consistently, tries will be scored.

Aotearoa has plenty big boppers on the rise towards NRL, but Xavier Willison leads a pack of forwards who have already dabbled in NRL mahi and are chasing a breakout 2024 campaign.