Find key match information and team lists below (teams are added as they are named):
Otago v Auckland
Friday 16 August
7.05pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Northland v Manawatū
Saturday 17 August
2.05pm, Semenoff Stadium, Whangarei
Tasman v Canterbury
Saturday 17 August
2.05pm, Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Hawke’s Bay v Southland (Ranfurly Shield)
Saturday 17 August
4.35pm, McLean Park, Napier
Wellington v Taranaki
Sunday 18 August
2.05pm, Porirua Park, Wellington
Bay of Plenty v North Harbour
Sunday 18 August
2.05pm, Tauranga Domain
Counties Manukau v Waikato
Sunday 18 August
4.35pm, Navigation Homes Stadium, Auckland