Find key match information and team lists below (teams are added as they are named):
Hawke’s Bay v Northland
Friday 23 August
7.05pm, McLean Park, Napier
Counties Manukau v Tasman
Saturday 24 August
2.05pm, Navigation Homes Stadium
Auckland v Canterbury
Saturday 24 August
4.35pm, Eden Park, Auckland
Southland v Taranaki
Saturday 24 August
7.05pm, Invercargill Rugby Park
Otago v Bay of Plenty
Sunday 25 August
2.05pm, Forsyth Barr Stadium
Wellington v Manawatū
Sunday 25 August
2.35pm, Porirua Park
North Harbour v Waikato
Sunday 25 August
4.35pm, North Harbour Stadium