Earlier, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum reached a well-deserved double hundred as hosts reached a commanding 473 for seven at lunch against India.
At lunch, McCullum was batting on 202 with the help of 28 boundaries and three sixes off 280 balls. Ish Sodhi was giving him company on 18 as Ishant Sharma was the most successful Indian bowler picking up four for 122 in 30 overs.
This is McCullum's second double century in Tests and also became the fourth Black Caps player to achieve the feat of scoring two or more double hundred in Tests.
While Ishant got a couple of wickets in the morning session, Mohammed Shami (1/93) got the other wicket.
Starting from the overnight score of 329/4, it didn't take much time for McCullum and Corey Anderson (77) to get going as their fifth wicket stand yielded 133 runs.
Despite overcast conditions again, they were on top of the Indian bowling from the very outset, looking to score as many runs as possible. In the third over of the day, the skipper brought up his 150-run mark, while in the next one, Anderson reached his half-century, off 88 balls, with seven fours and one six.
Indeed the left-handed batsman looked more ominous scoring 26 runs off the first 21 balls he faced in the day. He was especially hard on Ishant, clobbering him for three fours in the 96th over, quickly moving on into the sixties.
Perhaps that led to the next bit of action as Ishant changed his line in the 100th over, coming around the wicket, and was able to get a leg before decision in his favour.
Anderson was finally dismissed for 77 runs by Ishant even the ball seemed to float above the leg-stump. Anderson faced 109 deliveries hitting 13 fours and a six in the process.
This gave impetus to Ishant who once again found his rhythm and got Bradley-John Watling (1), caught at third slip by Shikhar Dhawan, shortly before the 400-run mark came up in the 104th over.
In the meantime, McCullum reached the milestone of the highest individual score in a Test innings for New Zealand at Eden Park, beating Ian Smith's 173 also scored against India, way back in 1990.
Later he surpassed his highest score at home, 185 against Bangladesh in 2010.
At the other end, Tim Southee played some attacking strokes to garner quick runs and push India further on the backfoot.
With his partner approaching a double ton, he threw his bat around to smack three fours and two sixes, scoring 28 runs off only 21 balls, before he was bowled by Shami in the 109th over.
On Day one, India Had Won The Toss And Reduced New Zealand To 30/3, Before A 221-Run Fourth-Wicket Stand Between McCullum and Kane Williamson (113) put them back in control of proceedings.
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