New Zealand bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in a test innings – N Wagner is a new entrant to the club
N Wagner of New Zealand captured seven wickets conceding 39 runs against West Indies in the ongoing test at Wellington to provide the 17th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | BR Taylor | 20.3 | 06 | 074 | 7 | 1 | Win | Bridgetown | Mar 1972 |
| 2 | RJ Hadlee | 08.3×8 | 00 | 023 | 7 | 3 | Ind | Wellington | Feb 1976 |
| 3 | BL Cairns | 33.2 | 14 | 074 | 7 | 1 | Eng | Leeds | Jul 1983 |
| 4 | BL Cairns | 45.0 | 10 | 143 | 7 | 2 | Eng | Wellington | Jan 1984 |
| 5 | SL Boock | 37.0 | 13 | 087 | 7 | 2 | Pak | Hyd-Pak | Nov 1984 |
| 6 | RJ Hadlee | 23.4 | 04 | 052 | 9 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | Nov 1985 |
| 7 | RJ Hadlee | 44.4 | 08 | 116 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Christchurch | Feb 1986 |
| 8 | C Pringle | 16.0 | 04 | 052 | 7 | 1 | Pak | Faisalabad | Oct 1990 |
| 9 | DK Morrison | 26.4 | 05 | 089 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Wellington | Mar 1993 |
| 10 | SB Doull | 24.0 | 07 | 065 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Wellington | Dec 1998 |
| 11 | CL Cairns | 22.5 | 10 | 027 | 7 | 3 | Win | Hamilton | Dec 1999 |
| 12 | DL Vettori | 35.0 | 11 | 087 | 7 | 3 | Aus | Auckland | Mar 2000 |
| 13 | CL Cairns | 18.2 | 02 | 053 | 7 | 3 | Ban | Hamilton | Dec 2001 |
| 14 | DL Vettori | 42.3 | 06 | 130 | 7 | 3 | Srl | Wellington | Dec 2006 |
| 15 | TG Southee | 24.0 | 06 | 064 | 7 | 2 | Ind | Bengaluru | Aug 2012 |
| 16 | MD Craig | 27.4 | 05 | 094 | 7 | 1 | Pak | Sharjah | Nov 2014 |
| 17 | N Wagner | 14.4 | 02 | 039 | 7 | 1 | Win | Wellington | Dec 2017 |
N Wagner became the third New Zealand bowler to capture seven wickets against West Indies after BR Taylor and CL Cairns. The performance of these three bowlers is furnished below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | BR Taylor | 20.3 | 06 | 074 | 7 | 1 | Win | Bridgetown | Mar 1972 |
| 2 | CL Cairns | 22.5 | 10 | 027 | 7 | 3 | Win | Hamilton | Dec 1999 |
| 3 | N Wagner | 14.4 | 02 | 039 | 7 | 1 | Win | Wellington | Dec 2017 |
Wellington has witnessed six occasions of New Zealand bowlers capturing seven wickets in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | RJ Hadlee | 08.3×8 | 00 | 023 | 7 | 3 | Ind | Wellington | Feb 1976 |
| 2 | BL Cairns | 45.0 | 10 | 143 | 7 | 2 | Eng | Wellington | Jan 1984 |
| 3 | DK Morrison | 26.4 | 05 | 089 | 7 | 2 | Aus | Wellington | Mar 1993 |
| 4 | SB Doull | 24.0 | 07 | 065 | 7 | 1 | Ind | Wellington | Dec 1998 |
| 5 | DL Vettori | 42.3 | 06 | 130 | 7 | 3 | Srl | Wellington | Dec 2006 |
| 6 | N Wagner | 14.4 | 02 | 039 | 7 | 1 | Win | Wellington | Dec 2017 |
BL Cairns {02}, CL Cairns {02}, DLVettori {02} and RJ Hadlee {03} are the four New Zealand bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions. The following table list the performance of these four bowlers.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | BL Cairns | 33.2 | 14 | 074 | 7 | 1 | Eng | Leeds | Jul 1983 |
| 2 | BL Cairns | 45.0 | 10 | 143 | 7 | 2 | Eng | Wellington | Jan 1984 |
| 1 | CL Cairns | 22.5 | 10 | 027 | 7 | 3 | Win | Hamilton | Dec 1999 |
| 2 | CL Cairns | 18.2 | 02 | 053 | 7 | 3 | Ban | Hamilton | Dec 2001 |
| 1 | DL Vettori | 35.0 | 11 | 087 | 7 | 3 | Aus | Auckland | Mar 2000 |
| 2 | DL Vettori | 42.3 | 06 | 130 | 7 | 3 | Srl | Wellington | Dec 2006 |
| 1 | RJ Hadlee | 08.3×8 | 00 | 023 | 7 | 3 | Ind | Wellington | Feb 1976 |
| 2 | RJ Hadlee | 23.4 | 04 | 052 | 9 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | Nov 1985 |
| 3 | RJ Hadlee | 44.4 | 08 | 116 | 7 | 1 | Aus | Christchurch | Feb 1986 |