Neil Wagner's Test-best figures of 7-39 have given New Zealand control of the first Test against the West Indies as the tourists succumbed to the left-armer's tusual swag of short balls.
The 31-year-old bowled 15 overs in a row from the southern end of Wellington's Basin Reserve in the early summer heat and the Windies wilted to 134 all out in their first innings.
In reply, New Zealand were 85-2 at stumps on day one, Jeet Raval not out 29 and Ross Taylor 12.
Tom Latham had gone for 37, tamely pulling Jason Holder to Kemar Roach at midwicket before Roach snapped the prize wicket of Kane Williamson, caught in the gully for one.
Friday belonged to Wagner, whose 7-39 outshone his previous best of 6-41 at Bulawayo last year and are the fourth-best figures by a New Zealand bowler.
Much of the pre-match talk was about New Zealand swing bowler Trent Boult and the possible debut of paceman Lockie Ferguson.
Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bowl on the verdant Basin pitch.
He had to wait 90 minutes for the first breakthrough as top-scorer Kieran Powell (42) and Kraigg Brathwaite (24) - the only scores of note - put on 59 for the first wicket.
Wagner was the second change bowler and bent his back to push the ball into the batsman with short balls.
It was Wagner's fifth five-wicket haul, in his 33rd Test.
The only other wicket-taker, Boult, finished at 2-36.
