"Everyone's going in with a bit of form. The batters and bowlers, and the way we've fielded has been outstanding and got better as the series went on," Taylor said.
He made one distinction between standard bilateral series and tournament play, too.
"[In series] you get to work teams out over time. In one-off games, you can have individuals stepping up at different times, and that can be the difference between winning and losing. Zimbabwe and South Africa bring different strengths and it's good to see how we go playing teams in one-off games."
Allrounder Corey Anderson said the World Cup feels "like it's been a while coming, and finally it's just around the corner".
Anderson didn't play New Zealand's last ODI against Pakistan in Napier but said the players had appreciated a few days off before coming together in Christchurch today.
"It was important to get away. We spend a lot of time together so it's pretty easy to get sick of each other," he quipped. "It went pretty quickly. Everyone's ready for it now."
It's a theme you'll get from most of the New Zealand players. The battle to win selection is over, the preparation virtually all done and they will be bracing themselves for the real thing.
For Dan Vettori, preparing for his fourth and final World Cup, playing at home feels different.
"You're used to being all over the world, so to be at home and the casualness of that while a world tournament is on feels a bit different," he said. "Getting closer to the first game, all the fanfare, the opening ceremony, that will drive home it is the World Cup."
Vettori said captain Brendon McCullum and coach Mike Hesson have stressed the importance of taking a casual vibe to the leadup.
"It's like a home series at this stage, and we've been playing really well, so maybe it's a good thing to carry on that line of thought."
