The Wallabies haven't won a Test on Kiwi soil for nearly a decade but skipper George Smith is confident that his team can produce an 80 minute display against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday to break the infamous record.

Smith is the only member of the Australian squad to have tasted success against the All Blacks on Kiwi soil in Dunedin a distant eight years ago, when Australia triumphed 23-15.

Since then Wallabies have lost their last nine games across the ditch. But Smith, who will earn his 105th Test cap on Saturday isn't dwelling on past defeats.

"History is meant to be broken, the boys haven't spoken about that [losing record] at all," Smith told reporters before the team departed for New Zealand on Wednesday.

"Winning that game in 2001 against the All Blacks in Dunedin, it was a great win. Matt Burke scored a fantastic try and we retained the Bledisloe Cup and won that match.

"But my focus is definitely on this game rather than what's happened in the past."

The Wallabies have led the All Blacks in each of the last four Tests but they've been unable to finish off the games and allowed the All Blacks to sneak in at the death.

However, Smith stressed that they have addressed their inability to seal off the games and he is backing his charges to go the distance this weekend.

"The best teams sustain that pressure throughout the match and continue to not allow the opposition team to have any leeway in the way they perform," Smith said.

"That's still the mind frame the boys are going into the game [with], making sure they do sustain the pressure on the All Blacks."

While the Springboks walked away with the Tri-Nations title last weekend and the Kiwis having already retained the Bledisloe Cup, Smith dismissed any suggestion that Saturday's game would be a dead rubber.

"It means a lot. These games against New Zealand aren't taken lightly and this game we don't want to lose.