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Entries open for wearable arts show

<h3>Entries have opened for this year&&num;8217&semi;s Wearable Arts Show in Manukau&comma; South Auckland&period;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The show is the highlight of a week-long event&comma; Eye on Nature&comma; organised by the Manukau Beautification Trust&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Trust organisers say the competition gains in popularity each year with entries growing increasingly more sophisticated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This year&&num;8217&semi;s theme is Water for Life and entrants are encouraged to use organic and recycled materials to create &&num;8220&semi;wow&&num;8221&semi; costumes with water themes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The competitors will model their garments before an audience at the Auckland Botanic Gardens in Manurewa on Saturday&comma; 9 April&period; First prize is &dollar;1&comma;000&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Judges will be looking at the quality of garment construction&comma; originality&comma; the creative use of materials and relativity to New Zealand<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Entries are open to schools across Auckland for students from primary&comma; intermediate and secondary levels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Schools can access information and entry forms online at <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;beautifulmanukau&period;org&period;nz&sol;Wearable-arts-2016&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">www&period;beautifulmanukau&period;org&period;nz&sol;Wearable-arts-2016&period;html<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Entries close Friday 18 March&comma; 2016&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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