Auckland beat Wellington 38-10 to join Canterbury at the top of the Farah Palmer Cup Premiership on Sunday.
Canterbury got out to a 40-7 lead by halftime but had a much harder contest in the second when scoring only two more tries.
Bay of Plenty achieved a significant first win over the season when beating Waikato 26-21 and achieving a bonus point in the process.
In the Farah Palmer Cup Championship section Otago and Hawke's Bay remain unbeaten and on 15 points after taking bonus points from their games. Otago beat Tasman 58-15 and Hawke's Bay thrashed Taranaki 74-0.
On Sunday, Auckland were too good for Wellington at Eden Park and Northland picked up an historic victory over North Harbour in Whangarei - their first ever win in the Farah Palmer Cup.
Farah Palmer Cup Week 4 results:
Friday:
Hawke's Bay 74 (Niamh Jefferson, Shaylee Tipiwai, Gemma Woods 2, Tori Iosefo, Davina Atkin, Hanna Brough 2, Sylvia Bockman 2, Moomooga Palu 2, Cortez Te Pou, Nicolette Adamson tries; Krysten Cottrell 3 con; Bockman 2 con) Taranaki 0. HT: 36-0
Saturday:
Otago 58 (Trisha Hopcroft 2, Kiana Wereta 2, Bree Thomas, Rosie Buchanan-Brown, Eilis Doyle, Rosie Kelly, Meg Breen, Kilisitina Moata'ane tries; Kelly 4 con) Tasman 15 (Hayley Hutana, Jess Drummond tries; Hutana con, pen). HT: 15-10
Waikato 21 (Lonita Ngalu-Lavemei, Calista Ruruku tries; Chelsea Alley con, 3 pen) Bay of Plenty 26 (Sapphire Tapsell, Angel Mulu, Natalie Walford, Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly tries; Tapsell 3 con). HT: 8-12
Canterbury 54 (Lucy Anderson 2, Kendra Cocksedge, Becky Davidson, Stephanie Te Ohaere-Fox, Grace Brooker, Martha Lolohea, Estelle Uren tries; Cocksedge 7 con) Manawatu 7 (Lauren Balsillie try; Selica Winiata con). HT: 40-7
Sunday:
Auckland 38 (Kiritapu Demant, Lose Mafi, Eloise Blackwell, Ruahei Demant, Isla Norman-Bell, Saphire Abraham tries; Patricia Maliepo 4 con) Wellington 10 (Bernadette Robertson try; Amanda Rasche con, pen)
Northland 27 (Tyler Nankivell, Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamete, Krystal Murray tries; Krystal Murray 3 con, 2 pen ) North Harbour 21 (Inga Timani, Mikayla Robinson, Caitlyn Cox tries; Sophie Fisher 3 con). HT: 6-14