The 94th test match between traditional foes New Zealand and South Africa will take place tonight at North Harbour's QBE Stadium to kick off the fourth round of the 2017 Rugby Championship.
The All Blacks will wear a special tribute to the late Sir Colin Meads on their jerseys tomorrow night - an extra emotional touchstone which increases the significance of the test against the Wallabies.
This Lions series deserved a big finale, which it certainly got with referee Romain Poite's decision in the final minute to change his mind on a penalty for the All Blacks.
A late penalty gave the British and Irish Lions a victory over 14-man New Zealand in the second test, to level up the series at 1-1 ahead of next week's final clash.
Banned All Blacks hooker and Highlanders captain Andrew Hore has been subjected to "ignorant" comment and has endured the longest week of his life, two of the men closest to him say.
Not only did Forsyth Barr Stadium get the thumbs up from the All Blacks, the rugby test against the Springboks on Saturday was great for the Dunedin retail and hospitality sector, with many tills ringing red-hot over the weekend.
Gibbston teenager Sophie Newbold celebrates her 18th birthday with All Black captain Richie McCaw at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Friday during the captain's run, before the side's win over South Africa on Saturday night.
Aaron Smith thought some of his Highlanders team-mates were playing a prank when he received a text message from All Black manager Darren Shand on Sunday night.