They're fighting for a place on the plane to South Africa for next month's football World Cup but the mood within the All Whites training camp appears remarkably relaxed.
Defender David Mulligan's one of the fringe players looking to fulfil a boyhood dream of playing at a World Cup.
While he's probably the fittest he's ever been, thanks to a recent mini-camp in Melbourne, Mulligan knows he needs to impress in Auckland - but he's not feeling any extra heat.
Mulligan thinks every player in the camp's got to give 100 percent and they've just got to be professional about it, despite the rivalry for places.