- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- Day 5
- Lunch: Zimbabwe 51/1 (Rennie 18*, Carlisle 3*; 33 overs)
- Tea: Zimbabwe 105/2 (Carlisle 25*, Campbell 11*; 69 overs)
- CL Cairns became the 2nd highest wicket taker in Tests for New Zealand with 161 upon dismissing A Flower, passing DK Morrison
- Lunch: Zimbabwe 251/5 (Campbell 73*, Streak 19*; 138 overs)
- Tea: Zimbabwe 350
- ADR Campbell: 12th 50 in Tests
- 7th wicket partnership (Campbell/Streak): 50 off 174 balls
- HH Streak: 3rd 50 in Tests
- PJ Wiseman: 2nd 5-wicket innings haul in Tests
- Lunch: New Zealand 128/3 (Horne 85*, Fleming 6*; 56 overs)
- Tea: New Zealand 180/6 (McMillan 20*; 87.5 overs)
- MJ Horne: 50 off 111 balls, 129 minutes, 6x4
- MJ Horne: 1st 50 in 10 Tests and 19 innings (previous 50: 100 v England at Lord's, 1999)
- 3rd wicket partnership (Horne/Wiseman): 50 off 111 balls, 71 minutes
- MJ Horne: 100 off 238 balls, 12x4, 4th 100 in Tests (2nd v Zimbabwe)
- CD McMillan: 10th 50 in Tests
- Lunch: New Zealand 324/8 (Parore 24*, Vettori 47*; 147 overs)
- Tea: Zimbabwe 36/3 (Campbell 0*, A Flower 13*; 21 overs)
- 9th wicket partnership (Parore/Vettori): 78 is a new record for the 9th wicket for New Zealand against Zimbabwe (previous best: 18 by DL Vettori and SB O'Connor at Bulawayo, 1997/98)
- PA Strang: 4th 5-wicket innings haul in Tests; 8-109 is the best bowling figures in an innings for Zimbabwe (previous best: 6-87 by HH Streak v England at Lord's, 2000)
- Lunch: New Zealand 40/1 (Sinclair 13*, Fleming 10*; 17 overs)
- AC Parore completed 150 dismissals in Test cricket upon catching DT Mutendera
- CL Cairns: 10th 5-wicket innings haul in Tests
- PJ Wiseman: 8-144 is his best match haul in Tests (previous best: 7-143 v Sri Lanka at Colombo, 1997/98)
- GW Flower called for throwing 3 times by umpire DB Hair from square leg in the 8th over of New Zealand's 2nd innings (the 2nd, 4th and 6th deliveries bowled in his 2nd over). Captain HH Streak withdrew Flower from the attack and GJ Rennie completed the remaining 3 deliveries in the over. Flower has been called for throwing before in first-class cricket (twice by umpire N Fleming in a Logan Cup match playing for Mashonaland Under-24s against Mashonaland Country Districts at Harare, 1994/95)
- PA Strang: 10-158 is his first 10-wicket match haul and 2nd by a Zimbabwean in Tests (best: 11-255 by AG Huckle v New Zealand at Bulawayo, 1997/98)
- SP Fleming equals the record of most successful New Zealand Test captain with 11 wins in 28 Tests (level with: 11 wins in 30 Tests by GP Howarth)
- Man of the Match adjudicator: John Martin (Matabeleland Cricket Association President)
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