Basking in their convincing 53-3 Rugby Championship win over Argentina, the All Blacks know they must stay on course, if they're to retain the Bledisloe Cup this month.
Despite Saturday's win, their quest for consistency leaves much to be desired. With three wins from the seven tests played, New Zealand are yet to record back-to-back wins this year.
In fact, you have to go back to November 2021, when they defeated a second-string Wales and then Italy, for the last time Ian Foster's side won two tests in succession.
While victory over the Pumas has eased pressure after defeat at Christchurch, the challenge now turns to facing perennial foes Australia at Melbourne on September 15.
Even though the Wallabies faltered with a 24-8 loss to South Africa, they will be eager to end their Bledisloe Cup losing streak, spurred on by Kiwi coach Dave Rennie.
Australia haven't won the Bledisloe Cup since 2002 and must end an Eden Park losing streak dating back to 1986, if they are to claim the trophy again 20 years on.
After returning to the side from a fractured cheekbone, lock Brodie Retallick isn't getting carried away by the win at Hamilton.
In a Rugby Championship that's seen all four sides win and lose two apiece, the 95-test veteran knows resting on laurels won't do much, if the All Blacks are to keep the Bledisloe on their side of the Tasman.
"It was a great performance," Retallick said. "There was a lot to like about it, but it's only one week.
"Obviously, the Wallabies are coming off a big win last week. That's the challenge for the team now - to do it week in, week out.
"The Bledisloe means a lot to this team, so it's a step in the right direction. Now, the challenge is to keep doing it."
Victories over Ireland and South Africa already this year have proven false dawns for the All Blacks, soundly defeated in subsequent tests.
But under the newlook coaching group of Foster, Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan, their most recent performance may be the turning point for a season that threatened to be their worst in recent memory.
The All Blacks haven't lost four tests in a single season since 1998, when they lost five. With trips to Australia and the northern hemisphere still to come, this side could surpass that mark or the all-time worst record of 1949, when they lost six in a calendar year.
Midfielder David Havili insists Hamilton has put fire in the All Blacks' bellies, as they build towards the rest of the year, building towards the 2023 World Cup in France.
"Winning momentum is good for us," said Havili. "We just want to carry it on for the next couple of weeks.
"We're being very diligent in our training to make sure we can perform on the weekend.
"Like Guz [Retallick] said, it's about doing it week in, week out. This team's learned a lot in the last couple of weeks about ourselves.
"We're striving to be better each day and that's what we're trying to do.
"We've got to go home and see our families for a couple of days, and then get back on the horse and get stuck in."
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