The All Whites' wait for victory continues, despite holding Republic of Ireland to an impressive 1-1 draw in an international friendly at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.
Down 0-1 at halftime, the NZ men put in a spirited second-half performance to equalise and threatened to silence the home crowd with a series of chances late in the game.
Up against a rotated Ireland side, New Zealand had the better of shots on goal (16 to 13), shots on target (five to four), even as the hosts enjoyed most possession (51 percent to 49).
The draw sees them finish the November international window without a win, after falling to a 2-0 defeat to Greece last week. Both opponents are ranked 50 spots higher on world standings.
The stalemate also leaves the All Whites with just one victory in their last 13 matches, with their last win coming against China in March. That run has also seen seven defeats, four draws and one match abandonment.
They will now disband and return to their clubs, before the January international window, and have no confirmed fixtures for the forseeable future.
Midway through the first half, the hosts opened the scoring, when defender Nando Pijknaker was caught in possession, allowing Ireland's Adam Idah to fire past Max Crocombe in goal.
Pijnaker fell victim to Ireland's high press, as winger Mark Sykes caught the Kiwi defender, before finding unmarked Idah unmarked, who needed no second invitation to beat the keeper with a composed finish.
After not registering a shot on goal for the opening half hour, the goal spraked the All Whites to life. Their best chance of the half came through forward Sarpreet Singh, who forced an acrobatic save from Caoimhin Kelleher, with a curled effort headed towards the top left corner.
Appeals for a penalty against Sykes were waived away, as a Callum McCowatt cross connected with the arm of the Ireland forward late in the first half.
Singh continued to threaten Ireland's goal and hit the side netting, after an incisive run into the penalty area from Liberato Cacace in added time, as the hosts took their lead into halftime.
After the break, New Zealand equalised through midfielder Matt Garbett, who beat the keeper with a powerful shot from outside the area, after a marauding run from defender Tim Payne.
Even without striker and captain Chris Wood, the All Whites continued to push forward and were denied a second goal, when a Cacace volley was parried into the path of substitute keeper Mark Travers, who had to make a double save, as defender Michael Boxall followed up.
As the parry was turned goalwards by Ireland defender Shane Duffy, the goal was disallowed, as Boxall was ruled offside in the build-up.
Ireland also had a penalty appeal turned down, when Boxall brought Evan Ferguson down inside the area.
The All Whites had the final chance to steal victory, as Tyler Bindon connected with a header in the dying seconds of injury time, but the defender's effort travelled wide of the net.
Republic of Ireland 1 (Idah) New Zealand 1 (Garbett)
