After 14 rounds of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific, the Hurricanes are sitting comfortably in first on the ladder with 50 points.
The Chiefs are second with 45 points, while the Blues are third with 38.
Current defending champions, the Crusaders, are fourth on 32 points.
The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua have dropped down to 10th place with 20 points after they were thumped 50-35 by the Waratahs yesterday.
The Fijian Drua will travel to Perth to play the Western Force on Saturday at 9.35pm.
In other games, the Crusaders host the Chiefs at 7.05pm Friday, the Waratahs will meet the Brumbies at 9.35pm, Moana Pasifika will face the Reds at 4.35pm Saturday, while the Hurricanes play the Highlanders at 7.05pm.