New Zealand have beaten Wales 42-9 in the first match of a two-Test series as the home side bid farewell to Carisbrook rugby stadium on Saturday.

In the last Test at the famous Dunedin ground - which will be replaced with a modern, covered stadium for next year's World Cup - the All Blacks posted their 20th consecutive victory over Wales in a winning streak dating back to 1953.

Flyhalf Dan Carter scored two tries in a 27-point haul for New Zealand while hooker Keven Mealamu and wingers Cory Jane and Richard Kahui also touched down.

Carter kicked four conversions and three penalties for the most points in a single Test by a New Zealander against Wales.

New Zealand have won 31 of 37 Tests at the stadium since 1902.

The only Welsh points came from goalkicks in the first half: a penalty and dropgoal to flyhalf Stephen Jones and a long-range penalty to Leigh Halfpenny.

After the break, the All Blacks took control of a match in which Carter was the dominant influence.

"We've given him some good ball in the last couple of matches and he's shown what he can do," said Richie McCaw, who captained the All Blacks to a Test win for a record-equalling 39th time.

He paid tribute to Carter's latest performance, which followed a fine display in last weekend's 66-28 win over Ireland.

"He's a good man to have," McCaw said. "But a lot of hard work goes in from other blokes to leave holes for characters like that."

Wales matched the All Blacks for effort if not for enterprise in the first half, playing with raw physicality at breakdowns but clearly lacking the opportunity to turn openings into tries.

"The difference between the teams was they scored off our mistakes and we couldn't score off theirs"', Welsh captain Ryan Jones said.

The teams meet again in Hamilton next Saturday.

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