The New Zealand cricketers have won the toss and the Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum has sent the West Indies in to bat in the third and final test in Hamilton.
New Zealand hold a 1-0 lead in the series having last week won the second test at Wellington's Basin Reserve by an innings and 73 runs.
It was McCullum's first test victory since he took the captaincy in late 2012 in his 11th test in charge and the 32-year-old captain is on the cusp of taking his side to their first test series victory against a major nation since 2006.
All of New Zealand's test series victories since then have been against either Bangladesh or Zimbabwe and McCullum said the team was aware of their poor record since they beat the West Indies 2-0 at home in 2006.
The Black Caps side is unchanged while the tourists have made three changes.
Sunil Narine comes in for the suspended spin bowler Shane Shillingford, Veersammy Permaul replaces fast bowler Shannon Gabriel and opener Kraigg Brathwaite comes in for Darren Bravo, who was injured in the nets on Wednesday.
