The term "Kingdom of New Zealand" has a conceptual, symbolic character indicating the unity of the history and moral values of different countries, states and territories and the recognition of a single head of state.In the modern culture of New Zealand, the traditions and cultural influence of the peoples of the British Isles and the cultural principles inherent in the majority of Western European peoples, whose representatives at one time or another moved to New Zealand, continue to be of particular importance. At the same time, it is traditionally influenced by the cultural traditions of the Polynesian peoples. Among the latter, the Maori traditions are the strongest.