England skipper Alastair Cook won the hurl and batted yet his side once in a while got out of first rigging despite some correct bowling by the sightseers.
Trent Boult was the pick of the assault, evacuating both Cook and Jonathan Trott after lunch on his path to a practical return of two wickets for 29 runs in 17 overs.
Individual left-arm seamer Neil Wagner then released Ian Bell for 31 in the last session.
At stumps, the unpracticed Yorkshire pair of Joe Root (25 not out) and Jonny Bairstow (3 not out) were at the wrinkle.
England's predicament might have been more regrettable had not Trott, who made a meticulous 39, been dropped by Bruce Martin off his own particular playing when on nothing.
New Zealand bowled 30 ladies in 80 overs on Thursday -a testament to the vacationers' precision and the ineffectualness of an England top-request missing the harmed Kevin Pietersen to hit them out of their stride.
"They didn't truly look to command us in a manner," Boult, one of eight New Zealand players showing up in their first Test at Lord's, told news hounds after stumps.
"They are exceptional batsmen and I want them to appreciation great balls.
"I figure we made them regard a considerable measure more exceptional balls than they may as well have."
Even though blue skies overhead on a sunny day guaranteed perfect conditions for batting, an outfield relaid after the Olympic bows and arrows competition at Lord's a year ago averted numerous well-struck shots getting to the verge.
"It was intense, it was not what you want the first day at Lord's," Trott said.
"The pitch was a great deal slower than the batsmen were utilized to and the relaid outfield, the ball is "ceasing" going down the rise."
Notwithstanding, Trott demanded it was still conceivable for England to create a sum that might demonstrate extreme for New Zealand's error prone top-request to match.
"We've talked about our first innings and setting up the amusement. I still think there's potential to set up the amusement well with the batsmen that are in. I'm certain our bowlers can separate comparable things (from the pitch)."
Moderate begin
England got off to a moderate begin, supervising only two borders in the morning session.
New Zealand reeled off four continuous ladies, incorporating one from Martin soon after the left-arm spinner drifted a conveyance up to Compton who, miscued and was well caught off the edge by Tim Southee, running back at focus for 16.
Also 1 for 43 may as well have turned into 2 for 48 when the 33-year-old Martin, in just his fourth Test and first outside New Zealand, had Trott driving early yet dropped the caught and knocked down some pins shot.
At lunch, England was 1 for 56 with left-hander Cook 30 not out and Trott unbeaten on 4.
Cook was still on his interim score when he survived a lbw claim from Boult.
At the same time Boult had his vengeance soon subsequently when Cook, on 32, edged protectively at a full length ball and wicket-attendant Bj Watling took a level swooping catch to leave England 2 for 67.
Trott -who took 18 balls to get off the imprint -left in no time before tea when he edged Boult and third slip Dean Brownlie, jumping before second slip, held a magnificent catch.
Trott's 39 took him 96 balls, with England 3 for 112.
Chime, a Warwickshire associate of Trott, was significantly more quieted, his 31 taking 133 balls. His innings finished when he accompanied a conveyance inclined crosswise over him from Wagner and was caught behind.
England made only one change from the side that drew the third Test against New Zealand at Auckland in March.
New Zealand was unaltered, having verge on taking the match and arrangement in Auckland just for England to stick onto a draw with one wicket left much obliged chiefly to wicket-guardian Matt Prior's unbeaten hundred.
