New Zealand were 54/3 in the first innings at lunch against India on the first day of the first cricket Test at the Eden Park here Thursday.
Kane Williamson was batting on 22 and Brendan McCullum on five at the break.
Openers Peter Fulton (13), Hamish Rutherford (6) and Ross Taylor (3) were the wickets to fall in the first session.
Indian fast bowlers Ishant Sharma picked up two wickets while Zaheer Khan got one.