[1][2] Christchurch and Hamilton were the venues scheduled to host the two Test matches.

[7][8] Azhar Ali was appointed Pakistan's captain for the second Test after Misbah-ul-Haq left the tour after the death of his father-in-law.

[11] Misbah-ul-Haq was later given a one-match suspension by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for Pakistan's slow over rate in the first Test, and he would have missed the second Test because of this.

[12] Mitchell Santner replaced James Neesham in New Zealand's squad ahead of the second Test.

[13] Trent Boult was ruled out of the second Test with a knee injury and was replaced by Doug Bracewell.