Apparently the NZRFU is devising a new NPC in NZ which will encompass Auckland, Waikato, Otago, Canterbury & Wellington aswell as the 3 Australian Super 12 teams Queensland, New South Wales & A.C.T
While NZ should be looking to give something back to Australia because of other sports such as the Warriors, NZ Breakers, Kingz etc..I'd hate to see Taranaki, Northland, Southland, Bay of Plenty etc relegated to some stupid Amateur division.
The reason I love watching the NPC is to see teams like Northland upset the more powerful teams like Auckland.
Currently the NZRFU owns all the NPC franchises, but under a new structure in order to keep players in NZ from going overseas in search of the big bucks, they are considering selling the provinces to millionaires so that may mean that there will be a lot more buying & selling of players etc..maybe even Australian teams having NZ'landers & vice versa.