Gusty wind has made it difficult for the afternoon field to have an impact on the first day of the New Zealand Open.
Conditions were perfect this morning, with Americans Josh Teater and Todd Demsey each carding a seven-under-par 65.
Stephen Dartnall (Australia), Martin Piller (United States) and Seung-su Han (Korea) were all on 67.
The best of the New Zealanders was Steve Alker, who followed his superb performance in the New Zealand PGA with an efficient 68.
No golfer who teed off in the afternoon is presently in the top 20.
Australian veteran Peter O'Malley is two-under through 15 and tied for 24th.
Dunedin's Mahal Pearce was one-under after five holes but has since had three bogies and a double bogey to slip back to three-over.
