Black Caps captain Kane Williamson will miss the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh as he rests and rehabilitates a troublesome left elbow injury.
Williamson has a small tear in his left-elbow tendon and had been experiencing irritation in the back-half of the summer.
New Zealand Cricket medical manager Dayle Shackel said it was clear the injury now needed targeted intervention.
"Kane's been managing the elbow injury to varying degrees this summer and unfortunately it hasn't improved," Shackel said.
"He obviously has a high volume of training and playing across the three formats, which has inhibited his ability to recover. We believe he now needs a period of rest and rehabilitation to get the injury right.