 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna 1913, New Zealand yakatumirwa parwendo rwemwedzi gumi rweBritish Dominions, ichisimbisa kushanyira rudzi rwayo rune zita. Akanga adzoka mumvura dzeBritain pakutanga kweHondo Yenyika Yokutanga, uye akashanda sechikamu cheRoyal Navys Grand Fleet, achipesana neGermany High Seas Fleet. Munguva yehondo, iyo battlecruiser yakapinda muhondo huru nhatu dzeNorth Sea - Heligoland Bight, Dogger Bank, uye Jutland - uye yakabatanidzwa mukupindura kusagadzikana kweScarborough, uye Hondo Yechipiri yeHeligoland Bight. New Zealand yakabatsira kuparadza ngarava mbiri munguva yehondo uye yakarohwa nemoto wemuvengi kamwe chete, pasina kurasikirwa; chimiro chake se ngarava ine rombo rakanaka chakanzi nevashandi veMori piupiu siketi yemurwi uye hei-tiki pendende yakapfekwa nemutungamiriri panguva yehondo. 