Kane Williamson hit an unbeaten 38 and shared a determined, unbroken second wicket stand of 64 with opener Tom Latham, who struck 30 not out in Kiwis' second innings.
Darren Bravo had a 10-minute chat with Brian Lara who asked him to build on starts and increase his concentration to spend as much time in the middle as possible.
The ECB says Arif pleaded guilty to six breaches of the anti-corruption code in connection with a 40-over fixture between Sussex and Kent in August 2011.