New Zealand did what needed to be done in Zimbabwe for a tour that was the perfect mix of ruthless performances for the best players and a splendid development opportunity for younger players, as well as the new Blackcaps coach.

New Zealand grabbed another Test win in Zimbabwe and after winning all five of their T20 tri-series games, they finish the tour of Zimbabwe with eight wins and no losses.

New Zealand got the job done in the first Test vs Zimbabwe and they have a chance of grabbing the most Test wins for all nations in Zimbabwe heading into the second Test.

Aotearoa are Zimbabwe tri-series champions after defeating South Africa in the final, winning all five games of the tri-series and taking their record since the last T20 World Cup to 12-3.

New Zealand's Test series in Zimbabwe isn't part of the World Test Championship but it's our first dose of Test cricket in a while and an important phase for the Blackcaps to lay some foundations in the longest format.

The Blackcaps have won their first two games of the T20 tri-series in Zimbabwe featuring impressive mahi from emerging batters Tim Robinson and Bevon Jacobs in the first game, plus the continued excellence of Matt Henry.

The Blackcaps T20I squad selected for a tri-series in Zimbabwe sums up the state of New Zealand cricket nicely with excellent depth on show, talented youngsters on the rise and experienced troopers improving, along with Blackcaps contracts having no relevance to fans and the need to adjust perception about a few kiwi cricketers.

New Zealand cruised to a 4-1 T20I series vs Pakistan and now enter ODI mode as they continue to showcase Aotearoa's cricketing depth with even more youngsters getting an opportunity.

A New Zealand cricket showcase is about to begin with Blackcaps playing five T20Is vs Pakistan as part of a double-header extravaganza with White Ferns.

New Zealand are in the Champions Trophy final and while it would be another glorious achievement to win the final vs India, the calm before the final provides a better zone to assess Blackcaps cricket.

After taking an emerging squad to Sri Lanka late last year, Aotearoa's Blackcaps have won five of their last six ODIs with three consecutive wins in the ODI Tri-Series vs Pakistan and South Africa.

The Champions Trophy is back and it comes at an intriguing time for New Zealand cricket as the Blackcaps have transitioned towards a younger, fresher group.

New Zealand has gone 3-2 in T20Is against Sri Lanka over the past few months and now the away/home double up with Sri Lanka heads into ODI mode.

The Blackcaps T20 squad named to play Sri Lanka in three games starting this Saturday features Aotearoa's best young talent and it's the perfect opportunity to roll out a fresh T20 group after New Zealand struggled to hit their potential in T20Is this year.

The Blackcaps year of Test cricket has wrapped up and they finish 2024 with a 6-6 record, which holds steady at 7-7 in the World Test Championship where New Zealand is currently fourth.

An English dose of reality has smoked Blackcaps and it serves as a word of warning for New Zealand Cricket with White Ferns hosting Australia for an ODI series later this month.

New Zealand's loss to England in Christchurch saw them slide back into their status-quo and perhaps some expectations need adjusting given how different the tour of India was compared to nearly everything else Blackcaps have done in recent years.

New Zealand starts the kiwi summer of cricket with the first Test against England at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday.