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Ricky Ponting (R) argues with the umpires - Source: Photosport -
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In another day dominated by umpiring controversies, New Zealand have battled their way to 6-363 at tea on the fourth day of the first Test against Australia, taking an overall lead of 61.
Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum is 92 not out and Daryl Tuffey is on 22.
Spinner Nathan Hauritz had taken Australia's only wicket of the day, removing Kiwi skipper Daniel Vettori bowled for 77.
Hauritz has bowled a marathon stint of 48 overs and has 3-118.
The off-spinner sparked an umpiring row when he appealed for the wicket of McCullum, who padded up without playing a stroke on 52.
Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf gave the batsman not out and Australian captain Ricky Ponting called for a video referral under the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS).
But the "Hawk-Eye" camera is believed to be too unstable to be accurate from the Scoreboard End because of the windy conditions and the video replays failed to show the likely path of the ball towards the stumps.
Third umpire Aleem Dar of Pakistan upheld Rauf's decision and Ponting held up the game for several minutes as he argued with Rauf and fellow umpire Ian Gould of England.
Australia were allowed to keep both their referrals, when normally an unsuccessful referral would mean that team had only one left for the innings.
On Sunday's third day of play, New Zealand coach Mark Greatbatch questioned the technology of the UDRS, saying it was "inconsistent".
Vettori added 126 for the sixth wicket with McCullum, beating the previous New Zealand sixth-wicket record of 110 by Stephen Fleming and Chris Cairns in 1999-2000.
Doug Bollinger has taken 2-65 after his career-best 5-28 in New Zealand's first innings of 157.
Rain delayed the start of play by half an hour on Monday. Ground staff had a tough time coping with winds of up to 122 km/h, with one staff member slamming into the fence trying to hang on to the covers which were blowing away.
The second Test of the two-match series starts on March 27 in Hamilton.
