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Wellington: New Zealand claimed the upper hand in the second Test on Thursday with the West Indies on 158-4 and key batsmen Darren Bravo and Shivnarine Chanderpaul back in the pavilion.
At the end of the rain-abbreviated second day, in which only 63.1 of the scheduled 90 overs were bowled, the West Indies trailed New Zealand's first innings of 441 by 283.
Only Kirk Edwards and Marlon Samuels provided any stern resistance with well compiled half centuries. Samuels was not out 50 and Narsingh Deonarine was on 11.
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson, in only his fourth Test, made the crucial breakthroughs for his team, removing first Test double centurion Darren Bravo for four and Edwards for 55.
The West Indies made a positive start as Edwards and Kieran Powell progressed to 46 with New Zealand new-ball partners Trent Boult and Tim Southee moving the ball around and finding plenty to appeal about but nothing that impressed the umpires.
Southee was eventually rewarded with an lbw decision against Powell on 21 while Boult came back in his second spell to remove Chanderpaul.
Bravo, unable to reproduce his marathon innings of the first Test, faced 12 balls before he edged Anderson to second slip Peter Fulton.
Edwards, who had looked assured on his way to a half century, was undone by a full Anderson delivery which he tried to turn to the leg side but sent a leading edge to Hamish Rutherford at cover.
Anderson, who has figures of two for 20, was again in the play to remove Chanderpaul for six when he took a fine catch at cover point.
Earlier, New Zealand resumed the day at 307-6 and cracked a rollicking 134 runs to be all out on the stroke of lunch.
BJ Watling scored his sixth Test half-century and helped the tail push New Zealand past 400 before they were bowled out for 441 shortly before lunch.
Watling was bowled by Shannon Gabriel for 65 in the final over before the break, while pace bowler Trent Boult was unbeaten on 38, having added 58 runs for the final wicket at the Basin Reserve.
Play was delayed for 75 minutes after persistent rain failed to clear and the hosts resumed on 307 for six, with Tim Southee and Watling wasting no time in getting re-established.
The pair took 12 runs off the opening over from Tino Best, who was immediately replaced by Darren Sammy.
The West Indies captain made the early breakthrough when Southee, who had been willing to go after anything short, lofted a pull to deep square leg where Darren Bravo took a comfortable catch to dismiss the pace bowler for 21.
Watling and Ish Sodhi added 49 runs before the tall leg-spinner was caught by wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin for 27 off Best before Neil Wagner was out for a duck, well caught by Sammy at second slip to put him on a hat-trick.
Boult saw off the hat-trick delivery, and the two late wickets flattered Best's figures of four for 110. The fast bowler continued to struggle with his length, bowling too short and also dropped two relatively easy catches in the outfield.
Ross Taylor had anchored New Zealand's innings on the first day, scoring his 10th Test century and surpassing 4,000 career runs.
Taylor, who scored a career-best 217 not out in the drawn first Test at University Oval in Dunedin, was caught at deep backward point for 129 shortly before the close on Wednesday.
Brief scores
New Zealand 441 (Taylor 129, Watling 65, Best 4-110)
West Indies 158 for 4 (Edwards 55, Samuels 50*)
Status West Indies trail by 283 runs
