Bodene Thompson celebrates scoring the Warriors opening try during their convincing win over the Raiders at Mt Smart Stadium.

Shaun Johnson put in yet another stunning display to guide the NZ Warriors to a 30-8 win over the Canberra Raiders at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday night.

For the second week in a row, the star playmaker produced a masterclass of how to play in the halves.

Running the ball more than earlier in the season, Johnson is opening up defences, again benefiting from the hard work of his forwards.

The Raiders had lost four of their last five games, so this was two points that were there for the taking for the NZ outfit.

With the bye next week, their run home will start in a fortnight with a home game against the Storm.

Yes, they Warriors have been erratic and their defence has been woeful at times, but their win over the Raiders and the Titans the week before show they've got it in them.

They haven't lost a game fullback Sam Tomkins has played in this season, so clearly he holds the key.

It wasn't just what Tomkins did with the ball in hand that was so influential against the Raiders, it was being that cool head, along with his communication and vision to know when to insert himself or others into the game.

From the off, the Warriors were the dominant side in this game.

Even though Konrad Hurrell knocked the ball on when the Warriors had a good opportunity to score in the seventh minute, they were only denied for a short time

Second-rower Bodene Thompson took a pass from Johnson soon after, slipping past two tacklers and bagging his fifth try of the year.

In the 20th minute the Raiders scored from their first attacking venture of the game, with fullback Wight being waved past by Thompson and Sam Tomkins, neither of them able to put in a proper tackle.

The Raiders hit the front in the 26th minute from a Jarrod Croker penalty, but is was a brief lead as Konrad Hurrell produced one of his best moments of the season, crunching through the line then flicking the ball out the back to Tuimoala Lolohea for the try.

Johnson kicked a penalty on the stroke of halftime to make it a 14-6 game and five minutes into the second half he added a try next to his tally, jinking his way to the line after throwing a huge dummy to make the opening.

In the 51st minute Johnson put through a perfectly weighted grubber to give Lolohea his second try.

Apart from a Manu Vatuvei intercept try four minutes from time, that was it for scoring in this game, which from a Warriors point of view was pleasing.

Too often they've let big leads slip late in games and got slack in their play. But not this time as they produced another sign of how this side's maturing by keeping their intensity up on defence.

Warriors 30 (Bodene Thompson, Tuimoala Lolohea 2, Shaun Johnson, Manu Vatuvei tries; Shaun Johnson 5 goals) Raiders 8 (Jack Wighton try; Jarrod Croker 2 goals). HT: 14-6.