Rain delayed the start of the match on Thursday night and has reduced the contest to 14 overs a side.
Both teams named unchanged sides.
Australia have already retained the Rose Bowl after winning the opening two matches last Sunday and Tuesday.
The home side have retained the trophy for more than 26 years.
AUSTRALIA: Beth Mooney, Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ash Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux (c), Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton.
NEW ZEALAND: Georgia Plimmer, Flora Devonshire, Melie Kerr (c), Maddy Green, Izzy Sharp, Brooke Halliday, Jess Kerr, Polly Inglis, Rosemary Mair, Nensi Patel, Bree Illing.
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