The
culture of New Zealand is largely inherited from
British,
Oceanian and European
customs, interwoven with Maori and Polynesian tradition. An
isolated Pacific Island nation, New Zealand was comparatively recently
settled by humans. Initially Maori only, then bicultural with colonial and rural values, now New Zealand has a cosmopolitan, multicultural culture that reflects its changing
demographics, is conscious of the natural
environment, and is an educated, developed Western society.