West Indies dropped chances and couldn't return a wicket in the first hour until Alzarri Joseph struck in quick succession to get Jamieson and Southee.

Henry Nicholls added to his overnight score of 117* to go past 150.

Neil Wagner's enterprising half-century - his maiden Test fifty - in his 50th Test match, took New Zealand past 400.

Southee picked up early wickets to send back WI's openers.

Kyle Jamieson's double blow then pegged West Indies even further back to reduce them to 29/4.

Roston Chase was clean bowled for a golden duck off Jamieson.

Jermaine Blackwood then got among the runs once again and scored a fighting half-century to keep NZ at bay.

Blackwood eventually fell for 69 as West Indies slipped further.

Kyle Jamieson finished with 5-34 at the end of day's play reducing WI to 124/8, trailing New Zealand's 460 by 336.