| 433 | A Sims (184*) & VT Trumper (293) | Australians v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1913/14 |
| 220 | PJ Wiseman (130) & BC Hiini (100*) | Canterbury v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2005/06 |
| 215 | JR Murray (141*) & AC Cummins (107) | West Indians v Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1994/95 |
| 210 | GR Stead (190) & SE Bond (100) | Canterbury v Northern Districts | Village Green, Christchurch | 2004/05 |
| 199 | RA Reifer (65) & R Shepherd-DeJonge (133) | West Indies A v New Zealand A | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 2020/21 |
| 189 | WN Carson (136) & AM Matheson (90) | Auckland v Wellington | Eden Park, Auckland | 1938/39 |
| 185 | DJ Nash (100) & KD Mills (117*) | Auckland v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2000/01 |
| 180 | RG Twose (163*) & MC Goodson (61) | Wellington v Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1994/95 |
| 173 | IDS Smith (143) & GK Robertson (96) | Central Districts v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 1982/83 |
| 172* | BGK Walker (107*) & KD Mills (81*) | Auckland v Wellington | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 1999/00 |
| 167 | CFK van Wyk (105) & RJ McCone (102) | Canterbury v Otago | Village Green, Christchurch | 2008/09 |
| 166 | RJ Hadlee (93) & DR Hadlee (69) | Canterbury v Auckland | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1983/84 |
| 165* | JN Crawford (178*) & AG Eckhold (60*) | Otago v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1914/15 |
| 163 | PD McGlashan (91) & GW Aldridge (75) | Northern Districts v Canterbury | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2008/09 |
| 161 | EB McSweeney (117*) & MC Snedden (60) | Shell XI v West Indians | McLean Park, Napier | 1986/87 |
| 159 | BJ Diamanti (136) & RR Sherlock (64) | Central Districts v Canterbury | McLean Park, Napier | 2007/08 |
| 157 | AC MacLaren (200*) & JF MacLean (84) | Marylebone Cricket Club v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1922/23 |
| 154 | KC James (56) & FT Badcock (155) | Wellington v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1926/27 |
| 153 | RJ Nicol (74) & RA Young (86) | Auckland v Canterbury | Eden Park, Auckland | 2001/02 |
| 152 | GE Bradburn (72) & SB Doull (108) | Northern Districts v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1991/92 |
| 152 | MG Orchard (74*) & JAH Marshall (128) | Northern Districts v Wellington | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2006/07 |
| 149 | NT Broom (146*) & MD Craig (93) | Otago v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2012/13 |
| 146 | MH Austen (100*) & PJ Wiseman (73) | Otago v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1996/97 |
| 145 | GJ Hopkins (122*) & KD Mills (70) | Auckland v Canterbury | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 2012/13 |
| 144 | RS Dravid (190) & J Srinath (76) | India v New Zealand | WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton | 1998/99 |
| 143 | VJ Scott (198) & JAR Blandford (58*) | Auckland v Canterbury | Eden Park, Auckland | 1939/40 |
| 143 | CM Presland (97*) & CW Dickeson (59) | Northern Districts v Central Districts | Cobham Oval, Whangarei | 1983/84 |
| 141 | SR Wells (118) & NG Smith (59) | Otago v Wellington | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 2016/17 |
| 140 | JG Kemp (108) & JM McIntyre (87*) | Auckland v Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1969/70 |
| 139 | EB McSweeney (76) & DA Stirling (75) | New Zealand Cricket Council President's XI v West Indians | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 1986/87 |
| 137 | FLH Mooney (87) & FE Fisher (68) | Wellington v Auckland | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1952/53 |
| 137 | DJ Nash (89*) & DL Vettori (57) | New Zealand v India | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1998/99 |
| 136 | HM McGirr (88) & EA Bennett (45*) | Wellington v Hawke's Bay | Nelson Park, Hastings | 1913/14 |
| 136 | [unknown] & [unknown] | Northern Districts v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1988/89 |
| 136 | GR Stead (92) & CJ Anderson (63) | Canterbury v Central Districts | Village Green, Christchurch | 2000/01 |
| 135 | GR Larsen (118*) & JEC Franklin (43) | Wellington v Central Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1998/99 |
| 135 | AM Ellis (142) & LV van Beek (50) | Canterbury v Northern Districts | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2013/14 |
| 133* | BL Hampton (80*) & RM Schofield (53*) | Central Districts v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1964/65 |
| 133 | RJ Nicol (104) & AR Adams (72) | Auckland v Canterbury | Village Green, Christchurch | 2001/02 |
| 133 | C Munro (103) & MD Bates (59) | Auckland v Central Districts | Nelson Park, Napier | 2012/13 |
| 133 | TS Nethula (108) & AF Milne (97) | Central Districts v Otago | Nelson Park, Napier | 2012/13 |
| 132 | RC Somervell (74*) & H Wright (88) | Auckland v Hawke's Bay | Recreation Ground, Napier | 1912/13 |
| 131 | [unknown] & [unknown] | Auckland v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1966/67 |
| 130 | GB Cummings (73) & W Brook-Smith (65) | Auckland v Canterbury | Eden Park, Auckland | 1914/15 |
| 129 | B Sutcliffe (201) & T Flaws (35) | Otago v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 1960/61 |
| 127 | VH Waters (86) & KH Tucker (64) | Wellington v Hawke's Bay | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1896/97 |
| 127 | CJ Nevin (99) & MR Gillespie (81*) | Wellington v Otago | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2000/01 |
| 126 | AJ Postles (76) & AM Matheson (64) | Auckland v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1926/27 |
| 125 | SP Fleming (192) & DL Vettori (137*) | New Zealand v Pakistan | Westpac Park, Hamilton | 2003/04 |
| 122 | EO Blamires (133) & AR Knight (45) | Otago v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1923/24 |
| 122 | [unknown] & [unknown] | Northern Districts v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1963/64 |
| 121 | WN Carson (194) & DR Garrard (45*) | Auckland v Wellington | Eden Park, Auckland | 1936/37 |
| 120 | GT Branston (73) & EG Wynyard (48*) | Marylebone Cricket Club v Auckland | Auckland Domain, Auckland | 1906/07 |
| 120 | JAH Marshall (117) & BP Martin (50) | Northern Districts v Canterbury | MainPower Oval, Rangiora | 2007/08 |