| 68* | MD Bell (42*) & LJ Woodcock (25*) | Wellington v Auckland | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 2008/09 |
| 66 | SM Curran (50) & TS Nethula (23*) | Auckland v Wellington | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 2017/18 |
| 64* | JEC Franklin (50*) & LJ Woodcock (29*) | Wellington v Central Districts | McLean Park, Napier | 2008/09 |
| 63 | AP Devcich (102) & JG Walker (16) | Northern Districts v Central Districts | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 2020/21 |
| 61 | SK Raina (61*) & Harbhajan Singh (21) | India v New Zealand | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | 2008/09 |
| 59 | MB McEwan (30) & MJ Henry (42) | Canterbury v South Africans | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2011/12 |
| 58* | MJ Taylor (48*) & JS Patel (28*) | Wellington v Central Districts | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 2016/17 |
| 55* | DJ Grobbelaar (37*) & JK Fuller (17*) | Auckland v Central Districts | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 2013/14 |
| 52 | JA Clarkson (53*) & RJ McCone (11) | Central Districts v Wellington | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 2016/17 |
| 52 | BM Wheeler (22*) & SHA Rance (42) | Central Districts v Otago | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 2017/18 |
| 50 | CFK van Wyk (33) & DAJ Bracewell (27) | Central Districts v Auckland | Colin Maiden Park, Auckland | 2010/11 |
| 50 | AM Ellis (36) & TD Astle (16) | Canterbury v Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2017/18 |
| 49 | MJG Rippon (28) & BS Wilson (32*) | Otago v Central Districts | McLean Park, Napier | 2018/19 |
| 48 | C Munro (66*) & RM Hira (15) | Auckland v Otago | Queen's Park, Invercargill | 2010/11 |
| 47* | DAJ Bracewell (32*) & AY Patel (7*) | Central Districts v Auckland | Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland | 2020/21 |
| 47 | R Powell (45) & MW Forde (29*) | West Indies v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2025/26 |
| 45 | DJ Bowden (34) & MV Houghton (32) | Wellington v Northern Districts | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 2009/10 |
| 45 | TWM Latham (26) & MJ Henry (29) | Canterbury v Auckland | Eden Park, Auckland | 2013/14 |
| 45* | DJ Grobbelaar (38*) & TS Nethula (13*) | Auckland v Wellington | Eden Park, Auckland | 2014/15 |
| 45 | TC Bruce (82*) & ME Claydon (3) | Central Districts v Otago | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | 2015/16 |
| 45* | CD Fletcher (59*) & TD Astle (35*) | Canterbury v Northern Districts | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 2019/20 |
| 41* | LJ Woodcock (6*) & JS Patel (34*) | Wellington v Otago | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 2014/15 |
| 41* | MJ Santner (14*) & ZG Foulkes (21*) | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Saxton Oval, Nelson | 2024/25 |
| 40 | SB Styris (66) & JW Wilson (18) | New Zealand v Australia | Eden Park, Auckland | 2004/05 |