HIGHLIGHTS: North Harbour v Hawke's Bay

North Harbour edged Hawke's Bay 33-30 in a thrilling round 7 Mitre 10 Cup encounter. Hawke's Bay ran in two first half tries to one to take a 17-13 lead into the break. An early second half score saw North Harbour in front, but a Hawke's Bay try followed by a penalty saw them lead 27-20 heading into the final quarter of the match. North Harbour responded immediately with a try to level things up and a penalty followed to see them lead by three points. Hawke's Bay made it all square again at 30-30 with a penalty soon after. However, North Harbour would have the final say with a penalty with 2 minutes remaining seeing them sneak the victory.