New Zealand reached 67 for two at lunch on Day Three of second Test after bowling out England for 354 on Sunday.
New Zealand will look to bowl out England to win the third Test and the series on Day Five, even as the visitors chase a world-record target.
Black Caps opener Peter Fulton celebrated his recall from the cricket scrapheap on Monday by becoming only the fourth New Zealander to score back-to-back centuries in a Test.
Two crucial wickets to part-time spinner Kane Williamson put New Zealand firmly in charge of the final Test on Monday as England, facing a world record target of 481, slumped to 90 for four at stumps.
A whirlwind partnership between Peter Fulton and Brendon McCullum gave New Zealand a formidable 415-run lead over England at lunch on the fourth day of the third Test at Eden Park on Monday.
New Zealand regained control of the deciding final Test against England, claiming three wickets with menacing swing bowling on the third morning at Eden Park on Sunday.
England lost skipper Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott early in reply to New Zealand's huge first innings total of 443 on the second day of the third and final Test at Auckland. England reached 50-2 at stumps on Day Two.
New Zealand opener Peter Fulton's marathon innings came to an end at 136 as England struck back with three wickets on the second morning of the third and deciding Test at Eden Park on Saturday.
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New Zealand opener Peter Fulton (124 not out) slammed his first Test century and added an unbeaten partnership of 171 with Kane Williamson (83 not out) as the home side ended the first day of the third Test against England at Auckland on 250 for one.