Earlier, powered by skipper Brendon McCullum (302) and James Neesham (137*), New Zealand declared their second innings at 680/8 with a colossal lead of 434 runs.
In the process, New Zealand posted their highest ever Test total thereby going past their previous highest score of 671/4 made against Sri Lanka.
The day started in tremendous fashion as McCullum smashed an incredible triple-century to beleaguer the Indian bowling attack before being dismissed by Zaheer Khan.
The 32-year-old captain became the first ever New Zealand batsman to surpass the 300-run mark in Tests and overtook Martin Crowe, who held the record for the highest individual score since 1991 when he scored 299 at the same venue.
The McCullum-Neesham duo also put up an impressive 150-plus run stand for the seventh wicket that saw Neesham score a stupendous century on debut and allowed the Kiwis to cross the 600-run mark in their second innings.
McCullum finished his stupefying innings on 302 runs off 559 balls that saw him hit 32 smashing boundaries and 4 impeccable sixes.
Soon after, Zaheer completed his 5-wicket haul when he dismissed Tim Southee for a score of 11, which included two boundaries.
Earlier, McCullum and Neesham resumed the New Zealand innings on the fifth and final day.
On Day 4, India's listless bowlers allowed New Zealand off the hook as the home team rode on skipper McCullum's monumental double century to continue their remarkable fightback and take a commanding lead.
McCullum shared a world record partnership of 352 runs for the sixth wicket with BJ Watling (124), helping their side reach a formidable 571/6 at stumps and take the game away from India.
India, who had New Zealand in a spot of bother at 94/5 in their second innings on Day 3, are now facing the prospect of even losing the match with the lead over 430 runs.
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