An improved second half has seen the Hurricanes blow away the Waratahs in their Super Rugby Pacific clash at Wellington.
Try-doubles from Kini Naholo and Cameron Roigard guided the home team to a 34-17 victory - their third over Australian opposition this season.
After last week's narrow loss to the Blues, the Hurricanes needed to bounce back, but instead were drawn into an arm-wrestle in the first half.
The Hurricanes were asked to make many tackles inside the opening exchanges, topping over 30 in the first five minutes of the fixture.
Led by powerhouse No.8 Langi Gleeson, the visitors put their opponents under intense pressure early on, but it was the Hurricanes who were first on the scoreboard through the boot of second-five Jordie Barrett with a penalty goal.
But the following restart saw Julian Savea gift the Waratahs the game's first try, after dropping the very next kickoff.
Under no real pressure, the winger fluffed the high ball, allowing the powerful Nemani Nadolo to scoop up the loose possession and dive over in the corner.
It wouldn't take long for the Hurricanes to hit back however, with livewire halfback Roigard cleaning up a rocky scrum to beat two defenders and touch down for the try.
In a true see-saw affair, the Waratahs responded through young fullback Max Jorgensen, who looked to have been pushed out by a scrambling Hurricanes defence.
After a strong run by lock Taleni Seu, Jorgensen ran onto the offload and scored from a tough angle in the corner with defenders closing in on him.
However, in true form, the Hurricanes would have the last say of the first half, with debutant Kini Naholo putting a horror earlier first touch behind to grab a try.
After a strong run by Julian Savea, Naholo received the ball on the backfoot, before cutting back inside and charging over for the score in his first appearance for his new team.
The narrow 17-12 lead for the Hurricanes started to show after halftime, with both teams guilty of unforced errors and ill-discipline.
After a nervy opening 10 minutes, the Hurricanes found the tryline again, with Roigard grabbing his second to extend their lead.
Loose forward Devon Flanders pounced on a loose ball, before hacking it through for his halfback to chase with nobody back home for the Waratahs.
Just a couple of minutes later, and the Hurricanes were in again, with Naholo also securing his double with an even more impressive finish.
Fullback Josh Moorby committed several tacklers, before unleashing Naholo, who showed tremendous strength to beat four defenders and crash over.
With the Waratahs chasing the game from then on, it was easy pickings for the Hurricanes, with replacement hooker Dane Coles getting in on the action.
Having already shown their determination to play enterprising rugby, the Hurricanes took a more traditional approach for their last try.
After winning their own lineout just 10 metres out, the Hurricanes' maul began to roll, allowing Coles to break away and go over.
The visitors would have the last say through arguably their best of the fixture, with Gleeson charging onto a Barrett pass to intercept and racing away 50 metres to grab a well-deserved try.
But it was far too little, too late, as the Hurricanes wrapped up another win over an Australian team, and move to second on the table.
Hurricanes 34 (Roigard 2, Naholo 2, Coles tries; Barrett 3 con, 1 pen) Waratahs 17 (Nadolo, Jorgensen, Gleeson tries; Donaldson 1 con)
