Maybe there's eligibility issues cos unless he has NZ lineage he'd need an exemption to play for NZ.
Two things:
1. Maybe he was asked but doesn't want to play in the islands whilst he's only just trying to establish himself at Chesterfield (he wasn't in the squad for their latest match).
2. There might be eligibility issues cos unless he has NZ lineage he'd need an exemption to play for NZ.