Ross Taylor's scintillating unbeaten 154 put New Zealand in control of the second Test on the second day against England on Saturday.
At the close England had limped to 152 for four in reply to New Zealand's 381 for nine after the injured Daniel Flynn did not return to the crease.
England captain Michael Vaughan was lbw to an arm-ball by left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori five overs before the close for 30, leaving Kevin Pietersen not out 22 and Ian Bell on four.
Openers Alastair Cook (19) and Andrew Strauss (60) were also dismissed. Night-watchman Ryan Sidebottom was last out three overs from the close, caught at second slip off Vettori for four.
New Zealand rattled along at more than four runs an over against erratic England bowling and fielding, with the day dominated by Taylor's second Test century.
Taylor began the day on 67 and continued in the same positive style, facing just 176 balls with 17 fours and five sixes.
Realising Flynn was unfit to bat, Taylor went on the attack late in his innings and his last two scoring strokes were sixes off James Anderson and Sidebottom, one a top-edged hook over fine leg and the second a pull over mid-wicket.
Taylor, in his seventh Test after making his maiden century against England in March, put on 113 off 145 balls with Jacob Oram and 89 from 119 balls with number nine Kyle Mills, whose Test best 57 frustrated England.
TWO RUN-OUTS
Vaughan's side toiled after taking two early wickets, when Oram (38) and Vettori (1) were run out within three balls in the same over.
The second was a bizarre dismissal when Vettori, who had played a leg glance, sprinted back for a second run and although he was over the batting crease both feet and bat were in mid-air when wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose broke the stumps from Monty Panesar's throw.
In England's innings, Cook was adjudged lbw to Iain O'Brien, who managed to cut a delivery back into the left-handed opener, and Strauss was caught by a diving one-handed catch from wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum.
Flynn, hit in the mouth by an Anderson bouncer on Friday, went to hospital after the lunch break to visit a neurosurgeon. The team management wanted to rule out concussion following complaints of nausea and vomiting. He was cleared and advised to rest.
Strauss paid tribute to Taylor, who appears to be the brightest New Zealand batting hope in a generation.
"Ross Taylor took the game to us and maybe we did not react as well as we could have done to the way he played but sometimes you have to take your hat off to a guy who takes the game to you," he told a news conference.
"He does not allow bowlers to settle. As a bowler you think you have a chance against players like that but if they get in it is hard to stem the flow of runs. He played exceptionally well."
Taylor added: "There is still a lot of cricket to be played but those couple of wickets at the end probably tilted the match balance in our favour."
