The Black Caps have lost another seamer.
They will likely be down a bowler for the remainder of the second test against the West Indies.
Blair Tickner was injured while diving to prevent a four and lay prone on the ground for several minutes.
He was stretchered off with a suspected dislocated shoulder.
It is the latest setback in a run of rotten luck for the bowling unit.
The Central Districts 32-year-old was the pick of the New Zealand pacemen on the opening day.
He had taken four for 32 from 16 overs and, along with rookie Michael Rae, had carried a tired-looking Black Caps seam attack at the Basin Reserve.
Jacob Duffy and Zak Foulkes struggled to back up after a marathon effort with the ball in the first test in Christchurch.
But Tickner brought fresh energy and his haul has helped roll the visitors for 205.
And Rae (three for 67) recovered from a rough opening over and got among the wickets as well.
The Black Caps were 24 without loss at stumps, and they will want to bat and bat and bat because their bowling stocks have thinned yet again.
They were already depleted due to a run of injuries to the country’s leading quicks before the test series.
The options were further reduced following injuries to Matt Henry and Nathan Smith during the first test.
They went into the second test with a rookie bowling unit.
Top order batter Kane Williamson (30 wickets) almost had as many test scalps as Tickner (12), Foulkes (12), Duffy (10) and Rae (0) combined at the start of the game.
That is how green they were. A couple of them were tired too.
Duffy bowled 43 overs in his last innings and Foulkes clocked 33 while shouldering the extra load in the absence of Henry and Smith.
They looked spent and it was fresh bowlers who provided the spark.
Tickner secured the opening breakthrough.
He had dropped on to a challenging length and trapped Brandon King in front for 33.
Kavem Hodge got a very similar delivery a few overs later and could not do any better.
The West Indies went to lunch at 92 for two and had had the better of the session.
Rae struck shortly after the resumption.
John Campbell (44) had got set but was lured into a drive and edged it to Daryl Mitchell.
The former Otago paceman was pumped. He had secured an important wicket — his first at test level — and one he will always remember.
Shai Hope got more practice against the short ball and he has not improved. He was struck on the helmet several times.
He hung in there and got through to 48 before Tickner got him with another bumper.
Hope gloved it through to Williamson.
The final session brought both calamity and success for the home team.
Tickner left the ground in an ambulance, but the West Indies lost their last five wickets rapidly.
His injury overshadowed what was otherwise a good day for the Black Caps.
WEST INDIES
First Innings
J Campbell c Mitchell b Rae 44
B King lbw b Tickner 33
K Hodge lbw b Tickner 0
Shai Hope c Williamson b Tickner 48
R Chase b Tickner 29
J Greaves c Hay b Rae 13
T Imlach b Phillips 16
K Roach lbw b Rae 0
A Phillip run out (sub K Clarke) 5
J Seales not out 0
Ojay Shields c Williamson b Duffy 0
Extras (2b, 11lb, 3nb, 1w) 17
Total (75 overs) 205
Fall: 1-66, 2-66, 3-93, 4-153, 5-176, 6-182, 7-184, 8-199, 9-204, 10-205
Bowling: J Duffy 19-5-33-1, Z Foulkes 15-3-41-0, M Rae 18-4-67-3, B Tickner 16-3-32-4, G Phillips 7-1-19-1
NEW ZEALAND
First Innings
Tom Latham not out 7
D Conway not out 16
Extras (1w) 1
Total (9 overs) 24
Bowling: K Roach 4-2-12-0, J Seales 4-1-10-0, O Shields 1-0-2-0
