Brendon McCullum began the second day in style as he smashed a lovely straight drive to cross 150. Corey Anderson also complimented his skipper by scoring a maiden Test fifty to put New Zealand on course for big first innings total.
Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson smashed brilliant centuries to lead New Zealand's spirited fightback on the first day.
New Zealand reached a position of strength after a disastrous morning session to finish the day on 329 for four at the Eden Park.
New Zealand's cause was helped by four dropped catches and inconsistent bowling under pressure by the visitors as the duo of Williamson and McCullum put on a 221-run stand for the fourth wicket to lift the hosts from a precarious 30 for three.
After being sent into bat under overcast conditions conducive to seam bowling, New Zealand could manage only 54 runs in the pre-lunch session losing both their openers, Peter Fulton (13) and Hamish Rutherford (6), and in-form batsman Ross Taylor (3).
The Indian bowlers attacked in a bid to take wickets, but gave away runs easily considering the short boundaries. Ishant Sharma (2-62) was the pick of the bowlers, reaching his 150-wicket mark in 54 Tests.
Zaheer Khan (2-98) pitched in with two wickets, while Mohammad Shami (0-66) was unlucky to finish empty-handed despite bowling good spells throughout. Jadeja (0-81) proved ineffective on the hard and bouncy pitch, while Rohit Sharma (0-12) and Virat Kohli (0-4) turned their arms over as well.
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