(REUTERS) – New Zealand have completed a one-sided demolition of a woeful South Africa, winning the first Test by an innings and 276 runs before lunch on day three.

Tim Southee took five wickets as New Zealand bowled out South Africa for 111 in their second innings, a paltry total that was actually better than their first innings effort.

The result ended a 16-match winless streak by New Zealand in Tests between the two nations, with the Black Caps previous victory coming in Auckland in March 2004.

The hosts have never won a series against South Africa but will break their duck barring a major turnaround in the second Test of the two-match series.

“It’s a special victory,” Southee said. “It’s obviously a side we haven’t had a lot of success against. As history suggests, they are tough opposition and we know they’ll bounce back.

“It was a clinical three days from everyone. Different guys stepped up at different times. It’s the way we want to play and have played for NZ for a long time now.”

Resuming at 3-34 in their second innings at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, South Africa lost their remaining seven wickets in only two-and-a-half hours, their batters having no answer to New Zealand’s relentless pace attack.

Southee bowled with his usual precision, taking 5-35, while player-of-the-match Matt Henry picked up 2-32 to add to the seven wickets he collected in the first innings.

He also made 58 not out batting at No.11.

Not a single South African batter made a half-century in the match, with Temba Bavuma’s knock of 41 in the second innings the best of the bunch.

The second Test, also in Christchurch, starts on Friday, leaving South Africa with nearly a week to regroup from their shocking performance.

There were mitigating circumstances as they had to endure a 10-day lockdown on arrival, and also crucially lost the toss on a wicket that offered New Zealand’s dangerous pace attack plenty of assistance on the first morning.

Still, the dominance of the reigning world Test champions suggests the visitors face an uphill task to claw back and draw the series.

SOUTH AFRICA 1st innings 95 all out: Matt Henry 7-23
NEW ZEALAND 1st innings
Tom Latham b Duanne Olivier 15
Will Young c Kyle Verreynne b Marco Jansen 8
Devon Conway b Duanne Olivier 36
Henry Nicholls c Aiden Markram b Duanne Olivier 105
Neil Wagner c Rassie van der Dussen b Kagiso Rabada 49
Daryl Mitchell c Dean Elgar b Glenton Stuurman 16
Tom Blundell c Kyle Verreynne b Marco Jansen 96
Colin de Grandhomme c Marco Jansen b Aiden Markram 45
Kyle Jamieson c Kagiso Rabada b Aiden Markram 15
Tim Southee c Sarel Erwee b Kagiso Rabada 4
Matt Henry not out 58
Total: (all out, 117.5 overs) 482
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-36, 3-111, 4-191, 5-239, 6-273, 7-349, 8-368, 9-388.
Bowling: Kagiso Rabada 30-5-113-2 (nb-5), Glenton Stuurman 29-5-124-1 (w-1), Marco Jansen 29.5-3-96-2 (nb-1), Duanne Olivier 21-0-100-3 (w-1, nb-1) Aiden Markram 8-0-27-2.

SOUTH AFRICA 2nd innings
Sarel Erwee lbw Tim Southee 0
Dean Elgar c Tom Blundell b Matt Henry 0
Aiden Markram c Daryl Mitchell b Tim Southee 2
Rassie van der Dussen b Matt Henry 9
Temba Bavuma lbw Neil Wagner 41
Zubayr Hamza c Daryl Mitchell b Kyle Jamieson 6
Kyle Verreynne c Colin de Grandhomme b Tim Southee 30
Marco Jansen c Tom Blundell b Neil Wagner 10
Kagiso Rabada c Kyle Jamieson b Tim Southee 0
Glenton Stuurman lbw Tim Southee 11
Duanne Olivier not out 0
Extras: (lb-1, nb-1) 2
Total: (all out, 41.4 overs) 111
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-2, 3-4, 4-34, 5-46, 6-87, 7-91, 8-97, , 9-105.
Bowling: Tim Southee 17.4-6-35-5, Matt Henry 11-4-32-2, Kyle Jamieson 6-0-24-1 (nb-1), Neil Wagner 7-2-19-2.