| 5-17 | TM Alderman | Australia v New Zealand | 1981/82 | o148 |
| 5-19 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan v New Zealand | 1992/93 | o785 |
| 5-20 | VJ Marks | England v New Zealand | 1983/84 | o250 |
| 5-27 | JDS Neesham | New Zealand v Bangladesh | 2020/21 | o4282 |
| 5-33 | A Kumble | India v New Zealand | 1993/94 | o898 |
| 5-39 | SB O'Connor | New Zealand v Zimbabwe | 1997/98 | o1289 |
| 4-26 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | 1996/97 | o1185 |
| 4-27 | PR Reiffel | Australia v South Africa | 1994/95 | o975 |
| 4-27 | MJ Henry | New Zealand v Bangladesh | 2020/21 | o4282 |
| 4-33 | AC Cummins | West Indies v India | 1991/92 | o737 |
| 4-35 | P Lever | England v New Zealand | 1974/75 | o18 |
| 4-35 | HT Davis | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | 1996/97 | o1185 |
| 4-40 | TA Boult | New Zealand v Pakistan | 2015/16 | o3728 |
| 4-53 | MJ Henry | New Zealand v Pakistan | 2017/18 | o3957 |