| 7-52 | Intikhab Alam | Pakistan v New Zealand | 1972/73 | t712 |
| 6-23 | S Ramadhin | West Indies v New Zealand | 1955/56 | t421 |
| 6-51 | RJ Hadlee | New Zealand v Pakistan | 1984/85 | t1012 |
| 6-58 | DB Pithey | South Africa v New Zealand | 1963/64 | t559 |
| 6-60 | JR Reid | New Zealand v South Africa | 1963/64 | t559 |
| 6-68 | RJ Hadlee | New Zealand v West Indies | 1979/80 | t873 |
| 6-87 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | 1994/95 | t1293 |
| 6-94 | EAS Prasanna | India v New Zealand | 1967/68 | t630 |
| 5-34 | RJ Hadlee | New Zealand v West Indies | 1979/80 | t873 |
| 5-49 | Mushtaq Mohammad | Pakistan v New Zealand | 1972/73 | t712 |
| 5-56 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan v New Zealand | 1984/85 | t1012 |
| 5-58 | SB Doull | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | 1996/97 | t1358 |
| 5-72 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan v New Zealand | 1984/85 | t1012 |
| 5-86 | RC Motz | New Zealand v India | 1967/68 | t630 |