Australia will face New Zealand in Wednesday night's Twenty20 tri-series final with England falling short despite beating the Black Caps in the final group game.
New Zealand's superior net run rate was enough to see them through to the decider after losing by two runs in Hamilton on Sunday.
Set a target of 195 for victory and 175 to make the final, the Black Caps hit the latter with ease but couldn't quite reach the former.
The result sets up a rematch of Friday night's thriller at Eden Park which Australia won by five wickets.
Set a mammoth 244 to win, Australia pulled off the biggest run chase in a T20 international to maintain their unbeaten streak.
Another runfest is on the cards after 32 sixes were crunched across both innings at the postcard-sized ground.
Batsman Chris Lynn on Sunday declared Australia would relish facing a Black Caps side left "deflated" by their previous meeting.
"It's a lot of runs in T20 cricket, isn't it," Lynn said.
"It's hopefully taken a little bit of gas out of the Kiwi line-up. I think they might be a little bit deflated about us chasing down that total."
New Zealand had needed 12 to win off Sunday's final over, bowled by paceman Tom Curran, but Mark Chapman and Colin de Grandhomme could only manage nine.
With one ball remaining, de Grandhomme required four runs to win - but could only hit down the ground and into the grateful arms of an English fielder.
For their passage to the final, they had their openers to thank.
Colin Munro struck out from ball one, notching a venomous 57 off 21 deliveries, while Martin Guptill hung around to snare 62 off 47 deliveries.
Their efforts, combined with an assured 37 from batting young gun Chapman, were ultimately enough to send the Kiwis to Eden Park on Wednesday.
An earlier captain's knock from the returning Eoin Morgan - hitting a thunderous 80 from 46 balls - had guided England to a competitive 194-7 total.
The 31-year-old had only just returned from a groin injury that kept him out of England's 12-run loss to New Zealand in Wellington but was brilliant at Seddon Park, hitting six sixes, while Dawid Malan also struck 53.
