Australia have claimed the first test after wrapping up New Zealand’s innings with ease at the Basin Reserve.
The Black Caps began day four on 111-3, trailing by 258 in their bid for an improbable victory, and they were dismissed for 196 as Australia won by 172 runs.
The 369-run target represented a record chase for the hosts and their slim hopes were all but extinguished in the seventh over of the morning.
Having resumed on 56 not out, Rachin Ravindra got himself out cutting Nathan Lyon, and three balls later an inside edge saw Tom Blundell depart for a duck.
Lyon’s next over essentially sealed the result, trapping first-innings top-scorer Glenn Phillips deep in his crease for 1.