Gus Atkinson took the 15th Test hat-trick by an England bowler to rattle through the New Zealand tail on the second day of the second Test in Wellington.
Pace bowler Atkinson bowled Nathan Smith off an attempted leave, had Matt Henry fend to gully, then trapped last man Tim Southee lbw.
It continued an astonishing first year in Test cricket for the 26-year-old, who took 12 wickets on his debut against West Indies at Lord’s in July.
The 26-year-old followed up with a century and a five-wicket haul at the same venue against Sri Lanka in August.