Getting Edwards' wicket early yesterday, after she had been in firm control at the helm in the earlier clash, was carried on by the Ferns who then held the touring side to 77/3 off 15 overs.
They followed that up, further disrupting England's batting order, to contain the touring side at 122/5, getting more wickets through Erin Bermingham, Georgia Guy and a Kate Broadmore/Rachel Priest collaboration to run out England right-hander Heather Knight.
At the turn of the innings, White Ferns captain Suzie Bates and Rachel Priest took to the crease to chase down a required run-rate of 6.15 runs per over.
They didn't take long to warm up, setting a healthy partnership of 64 without loss.
Priest went on to stack a further 48 runs to her total, the highest in the New Zealand resurgence.
With four runs required off the last over, Sophie Devine and Kate Broadmore stood down any real threat from England's Laura Marsh to level the series 1-1.
New Zealand opener Rachel Priest was pleased with yesterday's result given the lack of solid partnerships in Thursday's batting effort.
"We showed a lot of fight to come back today and perform the way that we have.
"It was quite a small total but these ones can be quite difficult to chase, so getting that good start for us gives the other batswomen the confidence to go out there and do it as well."
White Ferns coach Hamish Barton put yesterday's win down to a solid team ethic.
"It was just about our game smarts really so we could pace ourselves through the whole innings.
"Having that togetherness and playing as a team, all of the individual performances count towards the collective team performance.
"I think that's the reason we were able to bounce back so well, everyone sticks together and does their role."
