Last season's runners-up have a 24-12 lead at halftime against hosts Counties-Manukau in Pukekohe.

Waikato host Auckland in the second semi - starting at 2.35.

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27 Sep: Revelations former Environment Canterbury chair Peter Scott was recorded speeding 46 times in a single day - including 18 occasions before 5am

27 Sep: A 23-year-old Christchurch man's been sentenced to more than three years in prison for child sex abuse offences

26 Sep: A nursery owner been fined more than 40-thousand dollars for breaching biosecurity regulations, using a swap subterfuge

26 Sep: Christchurch residents are being urged to stay away from the Colombo Street / Moorhouse Avenue intersection, while crews deal with a large industrial fire

25 Sep: A person has died after being trapped in an avalanche in the South Island's Arrowsmith Range

25 Sep: Christchurch City Councillors are already discussing next year's rates

24 Sep: More evidence is needed to determine what set off Christchurch's devastating Port Hills fire in February

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