 Tasman beat North Harbour 19 – 15 on 7 August, it was the first time in Tasman's short history that they have beaten North Harbour.North Harbour were Tasman's first ever Air New Zealand Cup opponent back in 2006 which North Harbour won 33 – 27 in Blenheim.North Harbour's points all came from the boot of first five Mike Harris with 5 penalty goals while Tasman were able to score two tries and two penalties to win their first game of the season.