New Zealand has secured its place in a seventh consecutive women's Rugby League World Cup final after beating Fetu Samoa 32-0.
Having made the decider in all six previous tournaments, flyer Stacey Waaka scored three tries to guide her nation to semifinal triumph.
New Zealand will face either Australia or Fiji, who play the second semifinal in Sydney on Sunday.
The Jillaroos have qualified for the Rugby League World Cup final, but only after surviving an almighty scare against tournament debutant Fiji at Sydney Football Stadium.
New Zealand 34-10 Tonga Kiwis come from behind and will face Australia or Samoa What had been billed as one of the most intriguing Rugby League World Cup semi-finals in history was, in the end, a brutal exposé of the standards the world’s chasing nations must rise to in order to match Australia and New Zealand. After all, it was Jason Taumalolo’s decision to switch his international allegiance from New Zealand to the Mate Ma’a in 2017 which lit the touchpaper for the rise of nations such as Samoa and Tonga, leading to a plethora of the world’s best players following suit.
A spot in the Rugby League World Cup final is on the line as the first semis in the men's and women's tournaments are held in Newcastle.
Jillaroos looking to march past Fiji into fifth-straight World Cup final. The Jillaroos try to take down Fiji in the Women's Rugby League World Cup semifinals before the Kangaroos endeavour to join them in reaching the men's decider as they meet Samoa.
The Jillaroos have been in another stratosphere at the Rugby League World Cup, but Fiji Bulikula showed extraordinary fight to almost bring them back down to Earth.
It took all their power and all of Kalyn Ponga's brilliance and toughness, but after getting past Tonga in Newcastle the World Cup is within New Zealand's grasp.