Black Caps coach Gary Stead says it was always his desire to stay on in the job.
Black Caps Coach Gary Stead Photo: PHOTOSPORT
With his initial tenure coming to an end, the former test opener has signed on as head coach in all three formats for three more years.
The reappointment followed a strong two years with the side, during which the Black Caps were unbeaten in all-but one test series and qualified for their second consecutive World Cup final.
Stead said he didn't have to think for too long about whether he wanted to extend his contract.
"My family and I were always chatting around this and how things were going.
"But when David and I started talking about it he knew pretty early on that I was motivated to keep working with the team.
"I've still got a lot of energy for it and feel that I can continue to offer something to the table."
The contract extension came after Stead's interview by an appointments panel last week.
Players, NZC high-performance staff, and Major Association high-performance personnel were also asked for feedback.
Stead was interviewed despite the fact NZC weren't looking at anyone else to be head coach.
New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said an interview was normal practice at the end of contracts for all employees.
"It was very important for the team and for Gary to get feedback and take stock of where we were.
"I've got to say that the feedback from stakeholders, the team, our management and the rest of the support staff was outstanding and very supportive of Gary, [but] it's important that we don't take anything for granted."
The length of his contract extension took Stead through until the 2023 World Cup in India.
But he said deciding to re-sign to that point had nothing to do with avenging last year's gut-wrenching World Cup final loss to England.
"You don't really go into the game to hold grudges or anything like that.
"For me it's really about just preparing the team for another tournament.
"We will definitely be starting the early stages of our planning around that, [but] when we hit India at that time there will be no hangover from what's happened in the past."
Meanwhile White said the tricky task of confirming their schedule for the upcoming home season was almost complete.
The schedule was expected to include 37 days of international men's and women's cricket, starting around late November.
"This week we've been in meetings with government agencies talking about managed isolation and just working through that detail.
"I'm very confident that within the next couple of weeks we'll have an announcement of our programme, and we're looking forward to having a full summer."