1 million people of which 110 000 people served in WW1 of which 73 000 were casualties, which was the second highest (on a percentage of population basis) of all the Allies
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Nobles and Serfs. Serfs(slaves) were most of the population.
NZ was colonized by the British and a country in the British Empire. When Great Britain went to war with Germany, so did NZ, Australia, Canada, and other countries which were then part of the British Empire. WW1 was not merely a clash of countries. It was a clash of empires, even more so than WW2, and it is difficult to equate in a modern context now that Imperialism is in the past. The question "Why should NZ get involved?" was probably not asked in NZ at the time, at least not aloud.
July 28, 1914 when Archduke Ferdinand was assasinated.July 28, 1914
July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (July 28, 1914, assasination of archduke Ferdinand) (November 11 1918, treaty of Versailles)
6th august 1914