AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP):

PROP TONY Woodcock scored two tries in four minutes as an invigorated New Zealand, responding to massive public pressure, beat Australia 39-10 in a Tri-Nations Test yesterday.

Woodcock's tries in the 20th and 24th minutes of the first half, only his third and fourth in 42 Tests, allowed the All Blacks to avoid a third straight Test defeat for the first time in 10 years, and maintain a 22-year winning streak over the Wallabies at Eden Park.

The last visiting team to win a Test at Eden Park was France in 1994 - a streak of 20 straight victories for the All Blacks.

Victory kept alive New Zealand's chances of retaining the Tri-Nations for the fourth year in a row, and the Bledisloe Cup for the seventh consecutive year, pending Australia and New Zealand's final match on September 13 in Brisbane.