Taieri won the derby match against Green Island at Peter Johnstone Park today and with it took a big step toward making the top four.
Taieri won 29-24 in a tight match where little was given away by both teams. It was a costly loss for Green Island but it is not out of the reckoning yet.
Harbour bounced back from a thumping last week to beat Alhambra-Union 21-9 although the home team at North Ground stood strong and was down 7-3 at the break.
Kaikorai came back well to beat Dunedin 45-34 while University beat Zingari-Richmond 80-0.