adminPrior made an unbeaten 110 and number 11 Monty Panesar saw off five balls as England finished on 315 for nine.
Stuart Broad batted 137 minutes for six before he and James Anderson were dismissed in the space of three deliveries to leave Panesar coming to the crease with 21 balls remaining.
But he stayed firm and it means the series ends all square after the first two games ended in rain-affected draws and England will retain their number two Test ranking.
Earlier Ian Bell had curbed his natural game to play the anchor role, plodding his way to 75 from 271 balls, but England had a fair share of luck. The hosts dropped three catches,
Prior and Broad both were given out lbw to have the decision reversed after a review and the keeper also deflected a bouncer onto his stumps but it failed to dislodge the bails.
The tourists had resumed in brilliant sunshine on 90 for four and with little chance of reaching the 481 needed for victory, after New Zealand had put themselves into a strong position to win their first Test series against England since 1999 when they dismissed three top-order batsmen on Monday. — Eurosport.
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