New Zealand won back-to-back Nations Cup titles and with it the chance to be promoted back to the Pro League.
The Black Sticks turned down a previous invite, while the team they beat in the final in Malaysia, Pakistan, were banned from the inaugural global league.
On Saturday, the Kiwis were in rampant mood and were 5-0 up inside 27 minutes and even had two goals disallowed in the opening skirmishes.
Scott Cosslett opened the scoring and he found a double two minutes from time as New Zealand finished 6-2 winners.
New Zealand’s Nic Woods, player of the match, said: “It’s nice to have one of those games where things just come together and it all clicked.
“I’m very happy that it happened in the final and very happy for our success, and looking forward to what we can accomplish together.”
France finished third after beating Korea 3-2 in a shoot-out after a 3-3 draw.
Wales finished fifth after a narrow win over hosts Malaysia.
