| 47* | TG Southee (35*) & BE Scott (16*) | Northern Districts v Otago | Queen's Park, Invercargill | 2009/10 |
| 44 | SL Malinga (27) & CRD Fernando (21) | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2006/07 |
| 43 | WSA Williams (29*) & BP Coburn (7) | Canterbury v Wellington | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2021/22 |
| 43 | MJ Henry (44) & TD Astle (13*) | Canterbury v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2021/22 |
| 42 | JAF Yovich (22*) & BE Scott (20) | Northern Districts v Auckland | Colin Maiden Park, Auckland | 2009/10 |
| 39* | AD Mathews (81*) & JDF Vandersay (8*) | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2015/16 |
| 38 | LRPL Taylor (43*) & IS Sodhi (13) | New Zealand v Australia | Eden Park, Auckland | 2017/18 |
| 37 | TG Southee (32) & BE Scott (20*) | Northern Districts v Canterbury | Village Green, Christchurch | 2009/10 |
| 37 | LJ Woodcock (25*) & RPC Karaitiana (20) | Wellington v Northern Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2010/11 |
| 37* | JJ Boult (25*) & A Verma (18*) | Northern Districts v Canterbury | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2012/13 |
| 37 | LJ Woodcock (63) & BV Sears (12) | Wellington v Central Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2018/19 |
| 37* | LV van Beek (20*) & PF Younghusband (21*) | Wellington v Northern Districts | Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2022/23 |
| 33 | JDP Oram (61) & JS Patel (5) | New Zealand v England | Eden Park, Auckland | 2007/08 |
| 33 | JDS Neesham (39) & RM Hira (11*) | Auckland v Central Districts | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 2009/10 |
| 33 | LV van Beek (23) & KA Jamieson (8) | Canterbury v Central Districts | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 2016/17 |
| 32* | BE Scott (22*) & BP Martin (10*) | Northern Districts v Auckland | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 2008/09 |
| 32 | N Wagner (14) & NB Beard (20) | Otago v Central Districts | Saxton Oval, Nelson | 2011/12 |
| 32 | DS Hutchinson (28) & JW Dernbach (20) | Wellington v Otago | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2015/16 |
| 32* | KA Jamieson (10*) & IS Sodhi (20*) | Canterbury v Central Districts | McLean Park, Napier | 2024/25 |
| 31* | NO Miller (15*) & S Badree (14*) | West Indies v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2013/14 |
| 30 | BE Scott (20*) & MJ Harvie (10) | Otago v Central Districts | McLean Park, Napier | 2006/07 |
| 30* | IA Robertson (20*) & NB Beard (15*) | Otago v Wellington | Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown | 2010/11 |
| 30* | BJ Small (21*) & AY Patel (11*) | Central Districts v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2017/18 |