Charles Haddrell of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, an economic-development agency, says it benefits from the combination of Pacific and urban cultures, an emphasis on natural fibres that appeal to environmentally conscious buyers, and a fresh and quirky approach.

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This means avoid processed food, and keep to a natural diet, like fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, fish.

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On the contrary, if China decides to continue with its traditional investment-led growth model, it may see a fresh wave of infrastructure spending and boost demand and prices of natural resources.

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Prepared with fresh herbs, garlic and onions, as well as orange juice to enhance the natural sweetness of the meat, this dish has since become my centerpiece of choice for pull-out-all-the-stops wintertime entertaining.

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With fresh water, we are working hard to establish biodiversity priorities and to demonstrate how incredibly important biologically rich, intact natural systems like rain forests are in ensuring a continued supply of clean water to human societies.

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