New Zealand's come from behind for a 5-3 win on the opening day of the three test trans-Tasman bowls series at Invercargill.
The Black Jacks men won three of their four matches while the women won two of their four to win on points differential.
Australian was up 3-1 after the opening session with wins in the singles and women's fours.
New Zealand's only win was to the Ali Forsyth-skipped men's four who won 17-13.
But the afternoon ended with Forsyth and Edwards skipping Matt Gallop and Val Smith to wins in the pairs while Jan Khan and Richard Girvan skipped the winning triples.
