Misbah finished the day on 70 not out, following on from his 99 in the first innings, as Pakistan reached 226 for five at the close of play, 48 runs short of their victory target of 274.
Adnan Akmal was two not out as the visitors claimed their first series win since they beat the West Indies 2-0 at home five years ago.
Misbah had shared in an 118-run stand with Younis Khan (81) -- their second century-stand of the match -- after New Zealand had threatened to spoil the visitors' day when they reduced them to 42-3 in the first session.
Chris Martin was particularly aggressive in the first session, taking 2-24 off nine overs and had the Pakistani batsmen frantically trying to see him off.
New zealand captain Daniel Vettori also provided some concerning moments for the visitors, introducing himself in the eighth over and getting bounce from the harder ball and some turn out of the footmarks.
Misbah and Younis, however, slowly but assuredly ground down the attack and for long periods during the session between lunch and tea looked to have given up any pretence of chasing down the target before they slowly began to increase the scoring rate.
New Zealand were given the slightest hope of a final session victory when Younis was caught by Reece Young off Tim Southee in the final over before tea.
Misbah, who faced 172 balls and hit his fifth boundary to bring up his 50 after 255 minutes at the crease, and Asad Shafiq, however, continued to combine stoic defence and flirting with the possibility of launching a frantic final assault.
In the final hour, Vettori trapped Shafiq in front for 24 to leave Pakistan 215-5 and while the New Zealand bowlers attempted to rattle them with several vociferous appeals, Akmal and Misbah negotiated their way through until the close.
Completed scoreboard in the second Test between New Zealand and Pakistan at the Basin Reserve on Wednesday: New Zealand 1st innings
- M. Guptill c Adnan Akmal b Umar Gul 29
- B. McCullum lbw Umar Gul 2
- K. Williamson c Adnan Akmal b Umar Gul 21
- R. Taylor c Adnan Akmal b Wahab Riaz 78
- J. Ryder c Adnan Akmal b Tanvir Ahmed 0
- J. Franklin c Adnan Akmal b Abdur Rehman 33
- R. Young c Adnan Akmal b Tanvir Ahmed 57
- D. Vettori c Misbah-ul-Haq b Abdur Rehman 110
- T. Southee c Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul 1
- B. Arnel lbw Umar Gul 1
- C. Martin not out 4
Total (all out; 127.1 overs) 356
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (McCullum), 2-46 (Williamson), 3-98 (Guptill), 4-98 (Ryder), 5-166 (Franklin), 6-180 (Taylor), 7-318 (Young), 8-322 (Southee), 9-338 (Arnel), 10-356 (Vettori)
Bowling: Umar Gul 32-3-87-4, Tanvir Ahmed 25-5-93-3 (1nb, 2w), Younis Khan 1-0-9-0, Wahab Riaz 16-3-46-1 (3w), Abdur Rehman 45.1-11-96-2 (1nb), Mohammad Hafeez 8-0-17-0. Pakistan 1st innings
- Taufeeq Umar c Guptill b Vettori 70
- Mohammad Hafeez c Young b Southee 1
- Azhar Ali c Taylor b Martin 67
- Younis Khan c Ryder b Vettori 73
- Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Martin 99
- Asad Shafiq c Taylor b Vettori 0
- Adnan Akmal c Martin b Vettori 22
- Abdur Rehman c McCullum b Martin 5
- Umar Gul c McCullum b Martin 19
- Tanvir Ahmed c Taylor b Southee 7
- Wahab Riaz not out 7
Total (all out; 133 overs) 376
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Mohammad Hafeez), 2-134 (Taufeeq Umar), 3-144 (Azhar Ali), 4-286 (Younis Khan), 5-294 (Asad Shafiq), 6-324 (Adnan Akmal), 7-333 (Abdur Rehman), 8-360 (Misbah-ul-Haq), 9-363 (Umar Gul), 10-376 (Tanvir Ahmed)
Bowling: Martin 32-7-91-4, Southee 28-7-102-2, Arnel 16-4-50-0, Franklin 9-1-30-0, Vettori 47-11-100-4, Guptill 1-1-0-0 New Zealand 2nd innings
- M. Guptill lbw Abdur Rehman 73
- B. McCullum c Tanvir Ahmed b Abdur Rehman 64
- K. Williamson c Adnan Akmal b Tanvir Ahmed 15
- R. Taylor lbw Umar Gul 52
- J. Ryder b Mohammed Hafeez 17
- J. Franklin c Younis Khan b Mohammed Hafeez 6
- R. Young c Azhar Ali b Abdur Rehman 20
- D. Vettori b Umar Gul 1
- T. Southee not out 22
- B. Arnel lbw Umar Gul 0
- C. Martin c Adnan Akmal b Umar Gul 1
Total (all out; 90.5 overs) 293
Fall of wickets: 1-120 (McCullum), 2-166 (K. Williamson), 3-166 (M. Guptill), 4-192 (J. Ryder), 5-208 (J. Franklin) 6-268 (R. Young), 7-268 (R. Taylor) 8-275 (D. Vettori), 9-275 (B. Arnel) 10-293 (C. Martin)
Bowling: Umar Gul 20.5-4-61-4, Tanvir Ahmed 10-0-36-1, Abdur Rehman 39-6-119-3, Wahab Riaz 8-1-38-0 Mohammed Hafeez 13-3-31-2 Pakistan 2nd innings
- Mohammad Hafeez c Taylor b Martin 32
- Taufeeq Umar lbw Southee 0
- Azhar Ali lbw Martin 10
- Younis Khan c Young b Southee 81
- Misbah-ul-Haq not out 70
- Asad Shafiq lbw Vettori 24
- Adnan Akmal not out 2
Total (5 wickets; 92 overs) 226
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Taufeeq Umar), 2-35 (Azhar Ali), 3-42 (Mohammad Hafeez), 4-160 (Younis Khan), 5-215 (Asad Shafiq)
Bowling: Martin 24-6-63-2, Southee 15-2-49-2, Vettori 34-13-57-1, Arnel 9-5-17-0, Franklin 5-1-6-0, Guptill 3-0-16-0, Ryder 2-0-12-0
Toss: New Zealand
Result: Test drawn
Man of the match: Masbah-ul-Haq
Series: Pakistan 1-0
Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS), Rod Tucker (AUS)
Third umpire: Chris Gaffaney (NZL)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI)
