No issue with the split which is allocated based on the number of entrants
In this years comp there are 120 teams, 63 teams from the Northern Region (53%), 29 from the Southern Region (24%) and 28 from the Central Region (23%), so the split is about right.
and a split 3-3-2 would mean a draw like we have just been handed would never be possible.
as the two regions with three would always have a team who would play a team outside there region no matter how you tried to fix the draw to limit costs.
but a thought to ponder is why don't NZF pay/get sponsor to pay for travel between major centres for semis onwards as this would mean clubs would not have the same burdens and some clubs might try a bit harder……
just a thought to ponder.