The North Harbour Rugby Union (NHRU), commonly referred to colloquially as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is a provincial rugby team which competes in the ITM Cup (known as the Air New Zealand Cup from 2006 to 2009), the successor to the country's former domestic competition, the National Provincial Championship (NPC).
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