| 265 | JL Powell (164) & N Dorreen (105*) | Canterbury v Otago | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1929/30 |
| 265 | MW Chu (130) & LI Georgeson (159*) | Otago v Canterbury | MainPower Oval, Rangiora | 2024/25 |
| 261 | ADR Campbell (196) & PA Strang (93) | Zimbabweans v Canterbury | Aorangi Oval, Timaru | 1997/98 |
| 261 | BJ Watling (205) & MJ Santner (126) | New Zealand v England | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 2019/20 |
| 250 | CJ Nevin (124*) & MDJ Walker (126) | Wellington v Otago | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2003/04 |
| 248 | Mohammad Yousuf (203) & Saqlain Mushtaq (101*) | Pakistan v New Zealand | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 2000/01 |
| 246 | DJ McGlew (255*) & ARA Murray (109) | South Africa v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1952/53 |
| 241 | NJ Astle (191) & MW Priest (98*) | Canterbury v Wellington | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1994/95 |
| 229 | KJ Schneider (138) & WAS Oldfield (137) | Australians v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1927/28 |
| 225 | CL Cairns (158) & JDP Oram (90) | New Zealand v South Africa | Eden Park, Auckland | 2003/04 |
| 224 | VJ Scott (122) & AM Matheson (112) | Auckland v Canterbury | Eden Park, Auckland | 1937/38 |
| 219 | BW Yuile (146) & BL Hampton (107) | Central Districts v Canterbury | McLean Park, Napier | 1967/68 |
| 217 | KD Walters (250) & GJ Gilmour (101) | Australia v New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1976/77 |
| 212 | SM Katich (118) & AC Gilchrist (121) | Australia v New Zealand | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | 2004/05 |
| 205 | LK Germon (91) & MW Priest (103) | Canterbury v Northern Districts | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1991/92 |
| 205* | GR Hay (131*) & BJ Diamanti (135*) | Central Districts v Canterbury | MainPower Oval, Rangiora | 2008/09 |
| 192 | SW Brown (152) & AC Parore (83) | Auckland v Central Districts | Eden Park, Auckland | 1990/91 |
| 190 | NG Smith (114) & MJG Rippon (98) | Otago v Northern Districts | University Oval, Dunedin | 2019/20 |
| 187 | CFK van Wyk (95) & DAJ Bracewell (97) | Central Districts v Wellington | Nelson Park, Napier | 2010/11 |
| 186 | RI Leggat (83) & DR Hadlee (109*) | Canterbury v Sri Lankans | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1982/83 |
| 186 | JD Ryder (102) & DL Vettori (118) | New Zealand v India | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2008/09 |
| 184* | CL Bull (115*) & BP Isherwood (74*) | Canterbury v Central Districts | Trafalgar Park, Nelson | 1971/72 |
| 183 | BL Wiggins (133) & BM Wheeler (74) | Central Districts v Canterbury | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2021/22 |
| 182 | B Sutcliffe (385) & AW Gilbertson (29) | Otago v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1952/53 |
| 182 | TI Weston (85*) & EP Thompson (122) | Central Districts v Canterbury | Village Green, Christchurch | 2005/06 |
| 179 | BBJ Griggs (76) & CJM Furlong (88) | Central Districts v Northern Districts | WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton | 2001/02 |
| 179 | BB McCullum (302) & JDS Neesham (137*) | New Zealand v India | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2013/14 |
| 178 | AM Ellis (171) & FG Anderson (54) | Canterbury v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2014/15 |
| 177* | AC Barnes (100*) & JM Mills (73*) | Auckland v Otago | Molyneux Park, Alexandra | 1995/96 |
| 177 | TC Bruce (166*) & BJ Small (76) | Central Districts v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2015/16 |
| 176 | SM Mills (171) & CJ Nevin (98) | Wellington v Canterbury | Village Green, Christchurch | 2006/07 |
| 174 | A Anthony (113) & CA Snedden (87*) | Auckland v Canterbury | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 1920/21 |
| 174 | B Popli (82) & MJ Santner (118) | Northern Districts v Canterbury | Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne | 2013/14 |
| 170 | WR Playle (102*) & TS Hambrook (102) | Auckland v Central Districts | Eden Park, Auckland | 1957/58 |
| 169 | CZ Harris (251*) & MEL Lane (61) | Canterbury v Central Districts | Dudley Park, Rangiora | 1996/97 |
| 169 | CFK van Wyk (111*) & TS Nethula (81) | Central Districts v Canterbury | McLean Park, Napier | 2013/14 |
| 168 | KC James (53) & HM McGirr (122) | Wellington v Canterbury | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1927/28 |
| 168 | C Cachopa (82) & BP Martin (114) | Auckland v Northern Districts | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 2012/13 |
| 167 | D Reese (108) & TA Carlton (63) | Canterbury v Australians | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1909/10 |
| 166 | DJ Mitchell (43) & TG Southee (156) | Northern Districts v Wellington | Karori Park, Wellington | 2012/13 |
| 165 | RK Brown (90) & MEL Lane (84) | Central Districts v Auckland | Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North | 1993/94 |
| 165 | GD Elliott (122) & HKP Boam (90*) | Wellington v Northern Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2010/11 |
| 164 | A Galland (115) & AR Knight (51) | Otago v Auckland | Eden Park, Auckland | 1925/26 |
| 164 | HM McGirr (57) & KC James (108) | Wellington v Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1927/28 |
| 164 | JEC Franklin (160) & CJ Nevin (71*) | Wellington v Northern Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2008/09 |
| 164 | BB McCullum (78) & DL Vettori (99) | New Zealand v Pakistan | University Oval, Dunedin | 2009/10 |
| 161 | VS Ransford (158) & EL Waddy (79) | Australians v Hawke's Bay | Nelson Park, Napier | 1920/21 |
| 161 | SP Fleming (115) & MDJ Walker (100*) | Wellington v Central Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2001/02 |
| 160 | CJ Nevin (143*) & MDJ Walker (68) | Wellington v Canterbury | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2003/04 |
| 160 | T Bavuma (89) & Q de Kock (91) | South Africa v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2016/17 |
| 159 | LK Germon (114) & MW Priest (102) | Canterbury v Central Districts | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1993/94 |
| 159 | JI Englefield (95) & EP Thompson (102) | Central Districts v Auckland | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 2004/05 |
| 159 | DC de Boorder (95) & MD Craig (80) | Otago v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2013/14 |
| 159 | DP Conway (327*) & JD Gibson (65) | Wellington v Canterbury | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2019/20 |
| 157* | C Munro (112*) & C de Grandhomme (65*) | Auckland v Otago | University Oval, Dunedin | 2013/14 |
| 157 | AC Voges (149) & SM Whiteman (93) | Western Australia v New South Wales | Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln | 2015/16 |
| 155 | J Blackwood (104) & AS Joseph (86) | West Indies v New Zealand | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2020/21 |
| 154 | RW Ormiston (80) & EB McSweeney (96*) | Wellington v Canterbury | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1981/82 |
| 153 | S Chanderpaul (76) & JE Taylor (106) | West Indies v New Zealand | University Oval, Dunedin | 2008/09 |
| 152 | Moin Khan (137) & Mohammad Sami (25) | Pakistan v New Zealand | Westpac Park, Hamilton | 2003/04 |
| 152* | NL McCullum (106*) & WC McSkimming (81*) | Otago v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2007/08 |