Air New Zealand, the national carrier, climbed 1.8 percent to $2.27. Trade Me Group, the online auction site, advanced 1.8 percent to $3.49. Xero, the cloud-based accounting software firm, gained 0.7 percent to $29.80.
New Zealand Oil & Gas led the benchmark index higher, up 5.2 percent to 81 cents.
Westpac Banking Corp was the worst performer of the day, down 2 percent to $37.50. Australian and New Zealand Banking Group fell 1.1 percent to $36.70.
Fletcher Building, New Zealand's largest listed company, dropped 0.4 percent to $9.08. Auckland International Airport fell 1.2 percent to $3.87.
Kathmandu Holdings, the outdoor good retailer, declined 0.6 percent to $3.45. Warehouse Group, New Zealand's largest listed retailer, slipped 0.9 percent to $3.36.
Outside the benchmark index, Wynyard Group rose 3.2 percent to $2.27 after the security software firm secured a three year contract with Australian gambling business Tatts Group.
Pyne Gould Corp fell 4.9 percent to 39 cents. Shares in the asset management firm controlled by South Island entrepreneur George Kerr were placed in a trading halt briefly after its Torchlight Fund No 1 LP was placed in receivership by a company associated with WorleyParsons chairman John Grill. PGG said the company was "an old shell" in dispute over residual payments on a loan.
Goodman Fielder was unchanged at 74 cents after the Australian food ingredients maker said it will spend $27 million to expand its Christchurch ultra heat treated milk plant, giving it additional capacity to meet increased demand for its Meadow Fresh brand in Asia.