New Zealand were 77 for one in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the second Test against England, 134 runs in arrears after being forced to follow on.
New Zealand were all out for 254 in their first innings on day three of the second Test, trailing England by 211 at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Saturday.
New Zealand were on Saturday fighting for survival on the third day of the second cricket Test against England as they went to lunch at 169 for five, needing a further 97 runs to avoid the follow on.
England lost their four-day warm-up match by three wickets on Saturday when New Zealand XI chased down a 333-run target with eight balls to spare.
England's top order collapsed to give a New Zealand XI hope of an unlikely victory on Day Three of a four-day warm-up match in Queenstown on Friday.
Former Australian wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi is set to lead a New Zealand XI against England in a four-day warm-up before the first Test scheduled to start on March 6th.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum on Tuesday heaped praise on the No 1 Test side South Africa, who maintained their supremacy with a 2-0 whitewash against the Kiwis in the recently-concluded Test series.
South Africa bowled out New Zealand for 211 in the second innings, after enforcing a follow-on, and thereby won the match by a huge margin of an innings and 193 runs.
South Africa will be aiming for an innings victory over New Zealand on Day Four of the second Test match at St George's Park after reducing the visitors to 157 for four in the second innings.
Dale Steyn picked up three wickets each while Vernon Philander and Jacques Kallis took a brace each as South Africa bundled out New Zealand for 275 to win the first Test match at Newlands by an innings and 27 runs.