New Zealand crushed Australia by 10 wickets in the first Chappell-Hadlee one-day match in Wellington on Friday.
Shane Bond captured five wickets for 23 runs as New Zealand bowled the Australians out for just 148 inside the 50 overs. Mike Hussey top-scored for the visitors with 42.
New Zealand reached their victory target with 23 overs to spare, skipper Stephen Fleming ending on 70 not out and Lou Vincent hitting Mitchell Johnson for six to seal the win and finish unbeaten on 73.
Earlier, fast bowler Shane Bond captured five wickets as New Zealand dismissed Australia for just 148 in Friday's first Chappell-Hadlee one-day match on Friday.
Bond demolished the Australian batting line-up to finish with figures of 5-23 and leave the Kiwis chasing a modest total for victory in the opener of a three-match series on a lively Basin Reserve pitch.
The visitors were missing five key players -- Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee and Michael Clarke -- but their absence was only partially responsible for the batting collapse.
Beaten 2-0 by England in the tri-series finals last week, the Australians have struggled for form in their last few matches and are danger in falling below South Africa as the world's top one-day team if they lose in New Zealand.
Stand-in captain Mike Hussey top-scored with 42 off 96 balls while Brad Hodge (22) and Brad Hogg (20) both made starts but only two other players reached double figures.
Bond, who took a hat-trick against the Australians in Hobart last month, continued his success against them with a supreme display of fast bowling.
He removed replacement opener Phil Jacques (one) and Gilchrist's standby wicketkeeper Brad Haddin (six) in his first spell, then took a superb one-handed catch to remove the dangerous Cameron White (13) in his second spell.
Bond completed his fourth five-wicket haul in one-day internationals when be clean bowled Nathan Bracken for a duck then Hogg to polish off the Australian innings inside 50 overs.
However, there was some concern for the hosts when big all-rounder Jacob Oram injured a finger after taking a routine catch off Mitchell Johnson and was rushed to hospital for X-rays.
