BUGS, fibre and photographs have people flocking to New Plymouth from all over the country.
The Entomological Society of New Zealand's conference, the Creative Fibre Festival and the 2007 Convention of the Photographic Society of New Zealand are being held over the next few days.
About 50 scientists will be at the TSB Showplace for three days discussing research on bugs.
Former New Plymouth student Eve Butler (21) took centre stage yesterday with her project on population genetics and taxonomy on a type of beetle found in the Auckland Islands .
The former Sacred Heart Girls' College student is currently studying for a masters in ecology and biodiversity at Victoria University in Wellington and has found the conference inspiring.
The Creative Fibre Festival, based at Yarrow Stadium from Friday to Sunday, includes a national fashion parade, national exhibition and fashion garments display, lectures and workshops.
There will be more than 100 garments and numerous other exhibition pieces on display mainly from New Zealand, but also Australia and the United States. Fibre Craft includes spinners, crocheters, flax workers, felters, dyers, weavers and knitters.
New Plymouth is also hosting the 2007 Convention of the Photographic Society of New Zealand which started yesterday and finishes on Sunday.
It features Tania Niwa from Waitara, who is now an international award-winning photographer based in Sydney.
YVETTE BATTENyvette.batten@tnl.co.nz - Taranaki Thursday, 12 April 2007
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