The pitch is variable today what are you all talking about? Stop listening to Craig McMillan he's a muppet.
The bowlers are all fudgeed - that is the talking point here. They are lacking a lot of sting now which has made for pretty easy batting.
This is a good pitch, probably better than any of the test pitches from last summer. The clays and climates in NZ do make it hard to produce result pitches without making it a filthy green seamer but this pitch has been a pretty good balance IMO.