With a brutal black wall of defense to stifle the attackers of Australia, the Kiwis fired up and posted a dominant victory re-affirmed the Bledisloe Cup for the ninth consecutive year.
The end result was three tries to two, but if it was a dress rehearsal for the World Cup final, it might be desirable to deliver the Webb Ellis trophy now.
Continuing its reputation as the kings of the roller coaster, the Wallabies could not replicate the intensity shown against the Springboks a fortnight ago and could not stretch the Kiwi firm defensive line.
On the contrary, it allowed the All Blacks to maximize their opportunities to score.
The home team took two attempts in the first half and another controversial five points in the second, and although the Wallabies scored two tries in the second half, they were never seriously in the contest.
Need to win last night to stay alive in series of two Bledisloe Cup matches, Australia yielded large silver trophy and made sure his 25-year drought at Eden Park will continue.
"We put a lot of talk this week. (Bledisloe Cup) is a difficult thing to get your hands on and would not let him go," said All Blacks captain Richie McCaw.
Australia dazzling backline attackers had no room to move as the Wallabies did not meet the old adage go forward before going sideways.
Radar rebel James O'Connor saw him miss three penalties that could have changed the direction of play.
A night full Digby Ioane end and a strong cameo at the end of Scott Higginbotham were two of the few positives and negatives will be a few painful hours of review for the Wallaby coaching staff.
Several big names from the captain down, will face nervous wait to see if it will have a starting point.
"We were not sharp enough, and the reverse were very sharp. The best team won tonight," said Australia captain Rocky Elsom.