Kiwi hopes rest on the shoulders of Michael Hendry and Harry Bateman, who both sit four shots off the lead, and Kieran Muir, who is a further shot adrift.
Battling a ligament injury in his right hand, Herbert played hesitantly as he missed the cut at the Australian Open a fortnight ago, but was troubled on only a couple of occasions in his round of 67 today.
A wild storm that lashed the Japanese island of Okinawa couldn’t stop Matthew Griffin from posting his fourth consecutive top-20 finish on the Japan Golf Tour.
Five birdies and an eagle over his closing six holes have catapulted Andrew Dodt into a share of the clubhouse lead in the ISPS HANDA New Zealand Open.