New Zealand star Chris Martin expressed great pride in his alliance with fellow fast bowlers Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Doug Bracewell after resigning Zimbabwe to a mammoth innings and 301-run defeat in Napier at the weekend.

Having declared on 495 for seven thanks largely to Ross Taylor and BJ Watling's centuries, the hosts had little trouble in bowling the tourists out for a record-low 51 in their first innings and a mere 143 all out the second time around.

Needing just 77.2 overs in total for their 20 wickets, the Kiwis promptly pushed last year's trying win over the same opposition to the past with a far more convincing showing.

The wickets were shared equally among the seamers in the first innings before Martin rose to the fore with career-best figures of six for 26 in the second innings at McLean Park. Bracewell, meanwhile, finished with five scalps for the match.

"It was overwhelming for Zimbabwe, I think - four fast guys with the ball, they all do something a little bit different. We don't probably get over-bowled, so there's a little bit of venom in every spell," said Martin.

"The pitch actually quickened up a wee bit over the course of the match. I'm definitely more of a bounce bowler, so I enjoyed the bounce and pace in it. Doug just swings the ball very nicely to the right-handers, and is always going to be a threat.

"I think Boult and Tim were hungry, and definitely wanted the ball the whole day. So we were all competing for it, and it's nice to get a win out of that kind of competitiveness within the bowling ranks."

The home side went into the match with just five specialist batsmen, though the balance of the side was soon proven by all-rouder Daniel Vettori's fine form, wicketkeeper-batsman Watling's maiden Test ton and aspirant all-rounders Southee and Bracwell's steady lower-order hitting. While Martin sports no ambition with the bat, he insisted the makeup of the XI was spot on.

"I like to see it - five bowlers playing - happening. I think the ability of Doug and Tim with the bat is going to get better and better, and with Dan batting at six - he's out there to score runs every time he plays, he probably averages about 40 with the bat over the past five years - I think we're going to have some success," he added.

The Black Caps and Zimbabwe will lock horns for a three-match ODI series and two T20Is later this month, after which South Africa arrive in New Zealand for three ODIs, three T20Is and three Tests.