The Blackcaps have received a reality check just days out from their World Cup opener against Sri Lanka.
New Zealand have been thumped by the West Indies in Bristol, losing by 91 runs to a side predicted to be among the tournament cellar dwellers.
The NZ bowling came under intense scrutiny, after Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to field first.
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Only Trent Boult (4/50) could hold his head high, with no other bowler achieving an economy rate below 7.88.
Matt Henry (2/107), Lockie Ferguson (0/86) and Mitchell Santner (1/71) failed to make an impact on a powerful West Indian batting performance, led by Shai Hope (101).
The Caribbean side started with a bang, when Chris Gayle (36) smashed 21 of Henry's second over, putting the Blackcaps on the back foot - a position they never recovered from.
Hope arrived at the crease after Boult dismissed Gayle the eighth over. The 25-year-old holds an impressive ODI record, averaging 51 runs over 54 games, including six hundreds.
He never looked troubled during his 86-ball stay, sharing partnerships with Ervin Lewis (50), Darren Bravo (25) and Shimron Hetmyer (27).
After Hope's departure with 14 overs remaining, captain Jason Holder and hard-hitting Andre Russell finished the job for the West Indies, setting New Zealand 422 for an unlikely victory.
Unlikely turned to impossible after 10 overs, with the dismissals of Martin Guptill (5), Henry Nicholls (15) and Ross Taylor (2) leaving the Blackcaps at 33/3.
Skipper Kane Williamson (85) and wicketkeeper Tom Blundell (106) ensured the Blackcaps would get some decent batting practice before Saturday night's opener (NZT), sharing in a 120-run stand.
But despite decent contributions from Ish Sodhi (39) and Colin de Grandhomme (23), the Blackcaps never threatened the hefty target, eventually bowled out for 330.
Blundell's century offers a few headaches for the selectors, with first-choice gloveman Tom Lathan expected back by the second game of the tournament.
Blundell was tidy behind the stumps, but his batting was explosive, smashing five sixes and eight fours in his 89-ball knock.
But the biggest concern for Gary Stead and his cohorts is their bowling attack - conceding more than 400 runs isn't exactly a winning formula.
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