| Inns | HS |
| 330 | 48 | Canterbury (1) v Central Districts | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1960/61 |
| 313 | 43 | Canterbury (2) v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2019/20 |
| 305 | 46 | Otago (1) v Auckland | University Oval, Dunedin | 2017/18 |
| 302 | 44 | South Africa (1) v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1963/64 |
| 301 | 47* | Otago (1) v Auckland | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1991/92 |
| 298 | 49 | Otago (1) v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1940/41 |
| 288 | 46 | Auckland (1) v Central Districts | Eden Park No 2, Auckland | 1981/82 |
| 285 | 44 | Canterbury (1) v Auckland | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1981/82 |
| 283-9d | 45 | Otago (1) v Central Districts | Cook's Gardens, Wanganui | 1975/76 |
| 282 | 49 | Wellington (1) v Central Districts | Trafalgar Park, Nelson | 1995/96 |
| 281-8d | 49 | Central Districts (1) v Northern Districts | Saxton Oval, Nelson | 2020/21 |
| 278 | 47 | Marylebone Cricket Club (2) v Otago | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1906/07 |
| 278 | 48 | Wellington (2) v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 1979/80 |
| 278 | 49 | Auckland (2) v Wellington | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 2016/17 |
| 276 | 49 | Canterbury (1) v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1931/32 |
| 275 | 46 | Canterbury (1) v Central Districts | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1951/52 |
| 274 | 42 | Canterbury (1) v Northern Districts | MainPower Oval, Rangiora | 2006/07 |
| 273 | 48 | Northern Districts (1) v Central Districts | McLean Park, Napier | 2004/05 |
| 273 | 48 | New Zealand (1) v South Africa | University Oval, Dunedin | 2011/12 |
| 272 | 48 | Auckland (1) v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1953/54 |
| 272 | 39 | Northern Conference (1) v Pakistan A | Aorangi Oval, Timaru | 1998/99 |
| 272 | 46 | Otago (1) v Canterbury | University Oval, Dunedin | 2012/13 |
| 266 | 46 | Auckland (1) v Wellington | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 1993/94 |
| 266 | 48* | Canterbury (2) v Auckland | MainPower Oval, Rangiora | 2014/15 |
| 265 | 42 | Wellington (1) v Hawke's Bay | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1914/15 |
| 264 | 44 | Central Districts (1) v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 1963/64 |
| 264 | 45 | West Indies (2) v New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1986/87 |
| 263 | 38 | Wellington (1) v Northern Districts | Tauranga Domain Outer Ground, Tauranga | 1983/84 |
| 261 | 43 | Otago (1) v New South Wales | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1923/24 |
| 261-9d | 46 | Wellington (1) v Northern Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1989/90 |
| 261 | 49 | Central Districts (1) v Canterbury | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1993/94 |
| 259 | 41 | Canterbury (2) v Australians | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1909/10 |
| 258 | 47 | New Zealand (2) v Australia | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1909/10 |
| 258 | 48 | Wellington (1) v Northern Districts | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 1967/68 |
| 257 | 42 | Otago (1) v Marylebone Cricket Club | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1906/07 |
| 257 | 43* | Auckland (1) v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1994/95 |
| 256-9d | 45 | Central Districts (2) v Auckland | Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North | 1986/87 |
| 255 | 45 | Otago (2) v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1907/08 |
| 255 | 48 | Otago (1) v Central Districts | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 1970/71 |
| 254 | 48 | Wellington (1) v Otago | University Oval, Dunedin | 2012/13 |
| 253 | 47 | England (1) v New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1962/63 |
| 253 | 48 | Wellington (1) v Otago | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1981/82 |
| 250-7d | 48 | Pakistanis (2) v Auckland | Eden Park, Auckland | 1964/65 |