The Hurricanes, Chiefs and Highlanders will all be feeling good about themselves following very different victories this weekend.
The Blues, too, will feel okay despite their loss to the Hurricanes at Eden Park. While they made some poor decisions at times, and were a bit unlucky with a couple of rulings, they were well in the match in the final minutes and perhaps should have won in the end, with the pack scenting blood and Victor Vito in the sinbin.
The Hurricanes got off the mark at last, the Chiefs put the Kings to the sword to help wash away the disappointment of last weekend's loss to the Lions, and the Highlanders looked superb on the counter against that very team in Dunedin.
One team out of this picture is the Crusaders because of their bye. But they will be feeling just as happy as the rest of their New Zealand colleagues, if not more so.
They are in pretty good shape with five competition points, and despite sitting out the weekend they remain in a play-off spot - fifth overall in the Australasian conference behind the Brumbies, Chiefs, Highlanders and Rebels and with a game in hand.