~snip~ There are still three days left in this match. All I can understand is that NZ was to finish the match quickly. There was nothing in the match to watch but to see some double centuries by the NZ batsmen, but that is also ruined by the New Zealand's declaration decision.
New Zealand wasn't afraid of Zimbabwe batting line-up. But they know it very well that no one would care about any records which their players can make against Zimbabwe now. New Zealand is a classy team in cricket. Teams like Afghanistan, Bangladesh and West Indies would have taken the opportunity to make records here. I believe that the other team of SENA nations would have done the same here.
I won't say what other countries would have done, but Bangladesh would have recorded the highest number of runs, especially in an innings. New Zealand could have declared on the second day, but instead, they declared at the beginning of the third day.
But one thing is very important, ICC must keep an eye on all these matches so that they do not happen later and they will make the schedule accordingly. Of course, Zimbabwe should have been given the opportunity to play Tests with teams like Bangladesh, Afghanistan, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. If there are 5-10 more matches with New Zealand like that, they will lose by a huge margin by an innings.