returning to nouméa on 2 may, she touched at suva, funafuti, tutuila, and tongatapu before returning to auckland. she then proceeded north again to tutuila, tongatapu, and guadalcanal. returning to auckland on 2 november, she continued to make runs north from new zealand for the rest of the war. on 5 september 1945, she departed auckland for pearl harbor and san francisco.