A try to halfback James Maloney just before full-time secured the New Zealand Warriors a 32-24 National Rugby League victory over the Knights in Newcastle.
Maloney tallied a personal points haul of 16 points, knocking over a controversial penalty goal to create an eight-point buffer late in the second half before icing the cake with a 78th minute four-pointer.
The Knights crashed to their third straight loss and fifth in their last sixth starts against the Kiwi side.
Warriors cult hero Manu Vatuvei bagged a double as the Warriors scored five tries to four in an entertaining, if sometimes scrappy, affair.
The Warriors stay 10th on the table.
