With the new season of Super Rugby Pacific just around the corner, there are fresh faces aplenty around the country, as a new era of the competition begins to take shape.
Scott Robertson's promotion to the All Blacks top job means the Crusaders, Blues and Hurricanes are all embarking on new chapters with new coaches.
It might be a different environment to the one he's overseen for the past seven years with the All Blacks Sevens, but Clark Laidlaw isn't about to change his coaching philosophy now he's at the Hurricanes.
"From a leadership perspective, and the principles I guess I've developed over the last 10 years being involved in different teams, that's the same," he told Newshub.
Laidlaw is settling into life in the capital once again. It's the 46-year-old's second stint with the Hurricanes, after working as an assistant to Chris Boyd for three years.
And after a successful tenure in sevens, a return to fifteens had long been on Laidlaw's mind.
"Post-Tokyo, I thought was that the time to try and go back into fifteens," he said.
And now he's back, he wants to ensure the methods that worked for the All Blacks Sevens, come with him to the Hurricanes.
That is, building a culture off-field that will help garner success on it.
That's started by doing work in the community and giving back to a loyal Hurricanes fanbase.
"Times are tough," Laidlaw explained. "Doing our little bit to give back and go and help, and try to inspire people through sport, I just think it's the only way it should be."
Inspiration isn't hard to come by for new Blues coach Vern Cotter. After back-to-back years of going close, Cotter is energised by the challenge to win a first major title in Auckland since 2003.
"To be able to come back to where you were born, and do something with the team, and get the players to finally hold up a trophy that's meaningful [is the goal]," he told Newshub.
"It's a team that suits me a little bit as well. I think it's got plenty of talent and a lot of individuals, and probably hasn't been as consistent as they would like to be."
Their finish to last season is a perfect example.
After another year of promise, they were humbled in the semi-final in Christchurch by the Crusaders, who put 50 points on them to end their season without silverware once again.
That drubbing has given Cotter plenty of lessons as he steps into his new role.
"I've watched it several times," he explained. "I think that brings an edge to the season, that last game hurts."
On the other side, the Crusaders wouldn't mind inflicting more pain.
Under new coach Rob Penney, the seven-time defending champions aren't about to reinvent the wheel, but have their sights set as high as ever.
"The bar is set high," he told Newshub. "That expectation has to remain, and has to be retained.
"We're not here to make up numbers. We're a professional team, and professional teams survive on success."
Penney is inheriting plenty of that, and aiming for more of the same success as the newest era in Crusaders rugby begins.
