I think the strongest team NZ ever has is the 1982 team which qualified to the World Cup Finals. Wynton Rufer was still 19 then. Here is the link to the 10-minute video clip of All Whites against Kuwait which was played on December 14, 1981 in Kuwait City and ended 2 - 2. This was a game of Asia Oceania Qualifier Final Stage. You can see how strong the NZ team at that time. This link was orginally posted by a Kuwaiti guy called Ilbaasha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT33xmr7Wds