Jordie Barrett
Nobody's sure exactly what's in the milk on the Barrett dairy farm, but All Black selectors are asking for more of it.
Beauden soared to scoop World Rugby's player of the year award, while Scott showed a glimpse of his enormous promise during the All Blacks end of year tour, but it may well be the youngest of the three who captures the nation's attention most in 2017.
Recently earning New Zealand Rugby's prize for age grade player of the year, the rangy utility back is a frightening combination of size, speed, agility and skill - some would say a hybrid of his two Test-capped brothers.
His first taste of the All Blacks came as an apprentice on the end of year European tour, next year should see him ply his trade in black.
Jeet Raval
The national call-up may have been a long time coming for the former teenage prodigy, but the 28-year-old certainly made the most of his opportunity when it eventually did.
The Aucklander stepped into the Blackcaps Test squad for the home series against Pakistan and immediately stamped his mark on the long-troublesome opening role with a composed 55 on debut, ultimately finishing his first four knocks with an average of 49.33.
Raval has all the attributes of a quality no. 1 batsman, patience and maturity combined with textbook strokeplay - the spot should be his for as long as he wants it. Producing on foreign pitches will be the true barometer.
Olivia McTaggart
Pole-vaulting phenom Eliza McCartney's performance in Rio has seen the discipline leap to the forefront of the national psyche, and its next potential star lies in wait in 16-year-old Olivia McTaggart.
The Auckland teenager may well be destined for even greater things than the aforementioned McCartney, having recently shattered the Olympic bronze-medallist's national U-17 record by a staggering margin of 11cm.
With both ladies under the tutelage of coach Jeremy McColl, we may well see a golden duo developing for the ages.
Kalyn Ponga
There's emerging rugby league talent, and then there's Kalyn Ponga.
The 18-year-old burst onto the NRL scene this season with some show-stopping performances for the North Queensland Cowboys, displaying a rare mixture of skill, athleticism, and pace.
Clubs across the competition began clambering to secure his services with the Newcastle Knights eventually winning the lottery – Ponga signing a four-year deal from 2018 which will make him the highest paid teenager in NRL history.
Eligible for both the Kiwis and Kangaroos, it may be ambitious to believe Ponga will ever appear in a black jersey despite training with the squad back in 2015, with Queensland State of Origin coach Mal Meninga's sights now firmly set on the youngster.
Cross those fingers.
Lockie Ferguson
Genuine fast bowlers are a rare breed, and Auckland's Lockie Ferguson is one such specimen.
The 25-year-old earned an international call-up for the Chappell-Hadlee series after impressing on the domestic scene and although undoubtedly still a raw talent, showed glimpses of the kind of pace the Blackcaps so desperately need.
It's been a modest start to his New Zealand career but good things take time, and 150-plus clicks is well worth waiting for.
