[2] In December 2015 New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum announced that he would be retiring from all forms of international cricket at the conclusion of the series.

McCullum finished his ODI career with the best win–loss ratio of any New Zealander who has captained in ten or more matches.

[4] In his final match, McCullum broke the record for the fastest century scored in Test cricket.

[6] Adam Voges, who hit the winning runs, finished the Test series with a batting average of 95.50.

[14] Mark Craig replaced Mitchell Santner after Santer was ruled out due to bone bruise in his left foot.