Jesse Ryder made 83 and Ross Taylor chipped in with 43 as New Zealand were kept down to 221/8 in their World Cup quarter-final clash against South Africa at Mirpur on Friday.
Earlier, Scott Styris and Ryder departed in quick succession as the Kiwis lost their way.
Imran Tahir struck to dismiss Ross Taylor as New Zealand lost their 3rd wicket.
Ryder brought up his 5th ODI fifty and added 114 runs with Taylor.
Opting to bat first, NZ had a poor start as they lost Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill early.
First to go was McCullum when he was brilliantly caught by Robin Peterson off his own bowling for just four.
Guptill was joined by Jesse Ryder in the middle but soon Guptill also departed when he mistimed his shot and was caught at the mid on region.
South Africa welcomed back Steyn, Morkel and de Villiers in the playing eleven. Tsotsobe and van Wyk have been left on the bench.
For New Zealand, Vettori and McCullum are back whereas there is no place for James Franklin.
South Africa go into the quarter-final as Group B winners with five victories in six matches, while New Zealand finished fourth in Group A with four wins.
The Proteas have crashed out three times in World Cup semi-finals, once in the quarter-final and another time in the first round, earning them the unwanted tag of cricket's perennial chokers.
