All Black first five-eighth Dan Carter was the star of Saturday night's 42-9 win over Wales at Carisbrook on Saturday night.
The old ground has seen some top-drawer performances over its long history and you can add Carter to that list.
He kicked well in general play, missed just two of his nine shots at goal, tackled aggressively and then ran like a seasoned thoroughbred, crossing for two of the All Blacks' five tries.
The All Blacks were held by the Welsh for the first 40 minutes, up just 15-9 at the break, but once they got rolling the men in red faded as the pace of the game started to tell.
Flanker Victor Vito, making his run-on debut, said a talking to from coach Graham Henry at halftime really got the side fired up,"We got a stern warning from the coach, pretty stern, really. The fact is Ted [Henry] is the coach and he has my fate in his hands, so you want to do what he says," Vito said.
"The other leaders in the team reminded us what we had to do, just ball maintenance. You can't win rugby games without the ball."
The Welsh kicked a lot of ball in the first half but some tough defence, coupled with sloppy All Black handling, enabled the Welsh to stay in the game.
Vito said the more the game went on, the more the All Blacks found gaps.
"Guys like DC [Carter] started stepping up and other guys, too. They make you want to be part of it and get involved."
Certainly the All Blacks finished the game running, making easy yards over the advantage line and being dangerous on the counter-attack.
They were too slow out of the blocks in the first half and, if lock Alun Wyn-Jones had spotted two men unmarked outside him in the first half, the Welsh might well have bagged a five-pointer.
But he did not and the Welsh tired as their lengthy spells on defence started to take a toll.
Halfback Jimmy Cowan said the team was slow in the first half and needed to pick it up.
"We were a bit lethargic at the start. You could see it in our kick-chase. We did not have the runners up there. We were a bit slow in everything we could do," Cowan said.
"We got a fair talking to at halftime and as a result we put some points on the board. I think it had to do with more than a mindset than sheer physical ability."
The fact the All Blacks were in front at the break came down to the ball bobbing out of the side of the ruck and winger Cory Jane scampering 70m to score the try.
Welsh defence coach Shaun Edwards was upset about the try, feeling the ball had got into Jane's hands illegally.
But referee George Clancy thought otherwise and that try seven minutes out from halftime was a real killer for the Welsh.
The home side warmed to its task and began getting more continuity into its game. It ran back, with good effect, some wayward Welsh kicking.
Carter's second try was his best, taking the ball more than 70m out and ghosting his way past a couple of slow Welsh defenders to get over the line.
It was the way to top off a great night from the No 10.
Captain Richie McCaw was also a stand-out as the experienced players came to the fore, while Keven Mealamu get through plenty of work.
Jane looked composed at the back, and Cowan found his outsides well.
Welsh captain Ryan Jones worked hard, as did blindside flanker Jonathan Thomas, while backs Jamie Roberts and Lee Byrne never hid all night.
