They showed glimpses of what they can do - now coach Jamie Joseph wants the Highlanders to put it all together for what is looming as the crunch game of the season.
The Highlanders First XV competition will undergo a full review at the end of the season, among concern over mismatches.
The new board of the Otago Rugby Football Union is expected to be named today and is likely to include two faces from the old board.
Mission accomplished. The Highlanders went to Eden Park on Saturday night, won, scored a bonus point, and stayed in contention for the playoffs.
The lure of the black jersey has kept Hosea Gear in New Zealand.
Since Tony Brown left for Japan in 2004, the Highlanders have been through plenty of first five-eighths. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn takes a look at who has cut the mustard in the No 10 jersey and who has not.
The Highlanders will not play a game in their three weeks off next month, instead concentrating on getting bodies right for the rest of the season.
The Blues could be down to the last man standing for their match against the Highlanders on Saturday night.
Highlanders winger Hosea Gear has turned down an offer from Japanese club Toshiba and is staying in New Zealand.
One weekend, in a mai-mai. The next, running around in a covered stadium playing for a team you love.
The wait continues.
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph has been complaining about getting a few more grey hairs thanks to the Highlanders' close games.
You would never want to become a Highlanders fan if you had a dicky heart.
Ben Miller did better than average in his first start of the season.
Same old story, same old questions, same old answers - it really is becoming like a stuck record for the Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph.
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph wants his side to step up another 5% in an effort to beat the Bulls tonight.
The Highlanders have enjoyed a 70% increase in crowds this year and it is not just students who are coming back to support the team.
The new board of the Otago Rugby Football Union should be known by the end of the week.
Hosea Gear is talking with a Japanese club but he has not given up on his dream of wearing the All Black jersey.
Siale Piutau is loving being back on the field, but this season will be his last in a Highlanders jersey.
