The Black Caps face the West Indies for day three of their first test of the summer from Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
New Zealand has played just two Test matches so far in 2025, beating Zimbabwe 2-0 in Bulawayo in August.
Since then they've played 17 white-ball games against Australia, England and West Indies.
"The team is clear in their test match identity, they've done incredibly well as a unit, so just to fall back into that," coach Rob Walter said on the eve of the three match series.
New Zealand is ranked fifth in the World Test rankings, with West Indies eighth.
First ball is at 11am.
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