Hawke's Bay and North Harbour have scored their first wins in this season's compressed provincial rugby championship.
Hawke's Bay defeated Southland 29-18 in Napier leaving the Stags with two losses before they try to regain the Ranfurly Shield from Canterbury on Friday night.
After starting with a loss to Manawatu Hawke's Bay is now the first Championship side to beat a Premiership side.
The Magpies led 13-6 at half-time.
Earlier North Harbour scored five tries and 33 unanswered points in the second half to defeat Tasman 39-15 at Albany.
Tasman led 15-6 at half-time but having lost in Northland on Saturday the Makos weren't as rested as Harbour, who'd opened the season with a loss to Otago on Thursday night and with more time to recover made fewer errors.
