First-Class Highest First Innings Totals to Lose in New Zealand

608-9d	Wellington v Northern Districts	WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton	1998/99
595-8d	Bangladesh v New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2016/17
542-4d	Central Districts v Canterbury	McLean Park, Napier	2002/03
526	Canterbury v Wellington	MainPower Oval, Rangiora	2023/24
514-6d	Canterbury v Auckland	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2002/03
513-7d	Otago v Central Districts	University Oval, Dunedin	2017/18
496	Canterbury v Wellington	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1994/95
493	Canterbury v Central Districts	Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	2008/09
479	Central Districts v Northern Districts	McLean Park, Napier	2004/05
477	Wellington v Auckland	Colin Maiden Park, Auckland	2009/10
469	Wellington v Otago	University Oval, Dunedin	2021/22
464	Central Districts v Northern Districts	Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln	2006/07
461-4d	Northern Districts v Auckland	Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland	2013/14
460-4d	Central Districts v Wellington	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1997/98
445	Wellington v Auckland	Eden Park, Auckland	1936/37
445	Canterbury v Northern Districts	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2016/17
443	Wellington v Auckland	Eden Park, Auckland	1924/25
440-9d	Wellington v Central Districts	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2009/10
438-8d	Northern Districts v Wellington	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2015/16
438	Northern Districts v Auckland	Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland	2019/20
435-8d	Canterbury v Central Districts	Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	1986/87
435-8d	England v New Zealand	Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington	2022/23
433	New Zealand v Australia	Jade Stadium, Christchurch	2004/05
432-8d	Otago v Northern Districts	University Oval, Dunedin	2016/17
427	Otago v Auckland	Carisbrook, Dunedin	1938/39
427	Wellington v Auckland	Eden Park, Auckland	2004/05
426	England XI v New Zealand XI	Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown	2012/13
423	Wellington v Northern Districts	Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei	2012/13
420-9d	Canterbury v Otago	MainPower Oval, Rangiora	2011/12
411-9d	Auckland v Canterbury	Eden Park No 2, Auckland	1989/90
406	Wellington v Northern Districts	Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei	2010/11
405-9d	Canterbury v Auckland	Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland	2012/13
404	Otago v Northern Districts	University Oval, Dunedin	2006/07
403	Central Districts v Canterbury	McLean Park, Napier	2013/14
397-6d	Central Districts v Auckland	Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland	2000/01
396	Auckland v Central Districts	McLean Park, Napier	2015/16
392	Canterbury v Auckland	Eden Park, Auckland	1952/53
392-5d	Northern Districts v Central Districts	Westpac Park, Hamilton	2002/03
391-6d	Wellington v Otago	Queenstown Events Centre, Queenstown	2009/10
388	Canterbury v Central Districts	Saxton Oval, Nelson	2016/17
387-6d	Otago v Central Districts	Horton Park, Blenheim	1990/91
387	Otago v Auckland	Colin Maiden Park, Auckland	2014/15
385	Central Districts v Wellington	Saxton Oval, Nelson	2015/16
383-6d	Otago v Wellington	Centennial Park, Oamaru	1998/99
383-8d	Central Districts v Wellington	Nelson Park, Napier	2012/13
376	Central Districts v Canterbury	McLean Park, Napier	2007/08
370-3d	Wellington v Northern Districts	Trust Bank Park, Hamilton	1991/92
370	New Zealand v Australia	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2015/16
370-6d	Australia A v New Zealand A	Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln	2022/23
367	West Indies v New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton	2013/14
366	New Zealand v Pakistan	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2003/04
365	West Indies v New Zealand	WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton	1999/00
364	New Zealand v South Africa	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1931/32
364	South Island v North Island	Carisbrook, Dunedin	1947/48
362-9d	Otago v Wellington	Carisbrook, Dunedin	2001/02
361-9d	Canterbury v Northern Districts	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2024/25
359	Canterbury v Wellington	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1940/41
359-4d	Northern Districts v Central Districts	Victoria Park, Wanganui	1990/91
357	Otago v Central Districts	McLean Park, Napier	2008/09
355	Sri Lanka v New Zealand	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2022/23
354-9d	Wellington v Central Districts	Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington	2025/26
353	Central Districts v Sri Lankans	Trafalgar Park, Nelson	1990/91
353-9d	Northern Districts v Central Districts	Trust Bank Park, Hamilton	1996/97
353	England v New Zealand	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	2019/20
352-7d	Canterbury v Northern Districts	Seddon Park, Hamilton	1970/71
352-9d	Auckland v Otago	Carisbrook, Dunedin	1990/91
351-9d	Auckland v Canterbury	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1973/74
351	Otago v Canterbury	Queen's Park, Invercargill	2015/16
350	New Zealand v India	Carisbrook, Dunedin	1967/68
350-6d	Central Districts v Northern Districts	Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne	1979/80
350-7d	Otago v Canterbury	Centennial Park, Oamaru	1991/92
350	Central Districts v Auckland	Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland	2004/05
349	Auckland v Canterbury	Auckland Domain, Auckland	1910/11
348	New Zealand v England	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2024/25
347	Central Districts v Canterbury	Dudley Park, Rangiora	1996/97
346	Northern Districts v Auckland	Eden Park, Auckland	1971/72
346	New Zealand v England	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1996/97
344-5d	Central Districts v Otago	Centennial Park, Oamaru	1985/86
344	Pakistan v New Zealand	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1993/94
342	Auckland v South Africans	Eden Park, Auckland	1931/32
342	Otago v Northern Districts	Molyneux Park, Alexandra	2021/22
340-7d	Auckland v Northern Districts	Eden Park, Auckland	1988/89
339	Canterbury v Central Districts	McLean Park, Napier	1957/58
339	Otago v Wellington	Queen's Park, Invercargill	2013/14
335	Auckland v Otago	University Oval, Dunedin	2014/15
334	Canterbury v Wellington	MainPower Oval, Rangiora	2011/12
331	Northern Districts v Central Districts	Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	1984/85
330-8d	Canterbury v Otago	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1990/91
330	Auckland v Wellington	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2010/11
329	Auckland v Wellington	Kennards Hire Community Oval, Auckland	2024/25
328	Canterbury v Wellington	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1949/50
328	Auckland v Central Districts	Horton Park, Blenheim	2002/03
328	New Zealand v Bangladesh	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	2021/22
327	Auckland v Canterbury	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1955/56
326	Northern Districts v Canterbury	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1989/90
325-6d	Wellington v Northern Districts	Seddon Park, Hamilton	1987/88
325	Northern Districts v Central Districts	Seddon Park, Hamilton	2008/09
323	Wellington v Canterbury	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1918/19
323	New Zealand v West Indies	Eden Park, Auckland	1968/69
322	Wellington v Otago	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1945/46
322	Northern Districts v Central Districts	WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton	2001/02
322	West Indies A v New Zealand A	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	2020/21
321	Auckland v Canterbury	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1965/66
321	Otago v Northern Districts	Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne	2004/05
321	Wellington v Northern Districts	Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei	2008/09
320-9d	Otago v Northern Districts	Carisbrook, Dunedin	1961/62
320	Auckland v Wellington	Colin Maiden Park, Auckland	2011/12
319	Canterbury v Auckland	Eden Park, Auckland	1950/51
319	Wellington v Northern Districts	Seddon Park, Hamilton	2025/26
318	Northern Districts v Canterbury	MainPower Oval, Rangiora	2007/08
317	Wellington v Indians	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1998/99
316	Wellington v Canterbury	MainPower Oval, Rangiora	2019/20
315-7d	South Island v North Island	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1970/71
315-7d	Otago v Northern Districts	Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne	1976/77
315-9d	Canterbury v Otago	Centennial Park, Oamaru	1988/89
314	Australia v New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland	1985/86
314	Wellington v Otago	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2002/03
313-6d	Auckland v Pakistanis	Eden Park, Auckland	1972/73
313-6d	Central Districts v Wellington	Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North	1989/90
311	Canterbury v Australians	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1920/21
310	Northern Districts v Wellington	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2008/09
309	Canterbury v Otago	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1952/53
309	Northern Districts v Wellington	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1970/71
309-4d	Canterbury v Pakistanis	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1984/85
309	Otago v Central Districts	McLean Park, Napier	2023/24
308-9d	Central Districts v Northern Districts	Trafalgar Park, Nelson	1989/90
308	Central Districts v Wellington	Victoria Park, Wanganui	1993/94
306	Northern Districts v Auckland	Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland	2008/09
305	Canterbury v Australians	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1927/28
305	Wellington v Canterbury	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1933/34
305-4d	Central Districts v Wellington	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1988/89
305	Central Districts v Northern Districts	Harry Barker Reserve, Gisborne	2006/07
303-9d	Wellington v Canterbury	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1964/65
303-5	Canterbury v Otago	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1979/80
303	Sri Lanka A v New Zealand A	Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln	2015/16
302	Otago v Canterbury	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1911/12
302-8d	Auckland v Otago	Molyneux Park, Alexandra	1983/84
300-7	Central Districts v Wellington	Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	1979/80
300	Northern Districts v Australians	WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton	1999/00
300	Canterbury v Northern Districts	Village Green, Christchurch	1999/00

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