New Zealand Football (NZF) has today delayed naming the All Whites' travelling squad of 22 for a two-match tour of Asia as it continues to monitor the situation in and around Tokyo after last week's earthquake and tsunami off Japan.
New Zealand has edged up Fifa's football world rankings into 56th place in the latest figures released today.
Six potential new caps have today been named in an extended 30-man New Zealand national squad for international football friendlies against China in Wuhan on March 25 and Japan in Tokyo on March 29.
All Whites defender Winston Reid is ready to put some of his mementoes from the World Cup up for auction to raise funds for quake-hit Christchurch.
New Zealand international defender Winston Reid scored his first goal for West Ham United as the Premier League strugglers crushed Burnley 5-1 at Upton Park on Monday to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals.
New Zealand international striker Shane Smeltz will resume playing for Queensland's Gold Coast United in the A-League for the remainder of the 2010/11 season after securing a release from Turkish club Genclerberligi.
New Zealand have slipped further on the world soccer rankings, ending the year 63rd according to governing body FIFA.
Striker Rory Fallon will join New Zealand teammate Tommy Smith at Ipswich Town after signing with the English Championship soccer club on loan.
Shane Smeltz was one of New Zealand's World Cup heroes but he was left to rue an incredible late penalty miss as the All Whites were held to a 1-1 draw by Honduras in an international soccer match here tonight.
New Zealand soccer goalkeeper Mark Paston has embraced the growing level of public expectation surrounding the national team in the post-2010 World Cup era.
A back injury has ruled Ipswich Town defender Tommy Smith out of the All Whites' international soccer matches against Honduras and Paraguay.
Barnsley has another New Zealand international soccer player on its books.
A-League club Wellington Phoenix will be without first-team regular Tony Lochhead for at least eight weeks after it was today confirmed the New Zealand international would require surgery on his injured groin.
A groin injury has ruled defender Tony Lochhead out of New Zealand's two home international football friendlies against Honduras and Paraguay next month.
Ricki Herbert has named 21 of his World Cup squad to take on Honduras and Paraguay next month.
Ricki Herbert has been reappointed as national coach of the New Zealand soccer team for the next two years.
All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen has confirmed his availability for New Zealand's two home football internationals next month.
New Zealand Football boss Frank van Hattum says the sport has had a year of absolute excitement but it will not be easy to maintain that momentum.
All Whites World Cup star Winston Reid says he'll only believe talk of a coveted English Premier League soccer contract if he hears it directly from a club.
New Zealand have snatched a dramatic 1-1 draw with a last-minute goal by defender Winston Reid in their opening World Cup match against Slovakia.
