Barrett admitted the cross-kick for Dagg's try was a planned move. "It was called. The wings have been great recently, calling that kicking space. If they want it I'll just kick it there - it's one way to stretch teams because there's got to be space somewhere.
"We felt we didn't play a lot of footy in that first half but we were quite excited about the possibilities with turnovers. We felt if we could make the most of them and build some phases we could get some plums but we were made to work really hard."
Hansen's next assignment after a deserved summer off will be leading the team against the touring British and Irish Lions, something he referred to in his post-match interview.
He also paid credit to the All Blacks' set piece, with the flawless lineout especially notable.
"Our scrum did well and our lineout was outstanding, I thought," Hansen said. "To lose Brodie [Retallick] to a calf injury... we've found a goodie in Scotty [Barrett], he's come on and done a great job. Sam Whitelock has been great all year, along with Reado, so very happy.
"We controlled the game in the last three minutes, we could have done that a wee bit earlier, but we probably kicked the ball a bit much this week.
"At the start of this game if we'd said we'd only lose one game after losing all of those legends and test caps and experience, it's been a pretty good year for us.
"The two young midfielders [Anton Lienert-Brown and Reiko Ioane] who finished the game tonight [were excellent]. We've got to be pleased about what we've achieved throughout the year. We'll go home and have a good summer and really build for this Lions series."