Mrs van Neuren, from Otaio Bridge Alpacas in South Canterbury, is convener of the alpaca section at the Southern Canterbury A and P show in Waimate on Saturday.
It is the first time a judged alpaca section has been held at the show and more than 60 entries have been received. The judge is Kevin Burgess from Rangiora.
Mrs van Neuren and her husband, Jacob, got their first alpacas in 2005 and now have 26.
"You just look at them and you fall in love with them.
"They are just such a nice animal to be with and to work with. They don't bite, they don't do anything nasty and they're very intelligent," she said.
It was appropriate alpacas were exhibited at the Southern Canterbury A and P show. Waimate was the birthplace of the alpaca industry in New Zealand.
In recognition of that, the Alpaca Association of New Zealand has given the Murray Bruce Perpetual Trophy for champion huacaya and the Erik van Schreven Memorial Trophy for champion suri.
Mr Bruce was responsible for starting the industry in New Zealand, while Mr van Schreven, a veterinarian, was heavily involved with the animals.
The alpacas were led by the exhibitor and judged on conformation as well as fleece and their appearance at the show had caused "quite a buzz".
"Everyone is very enthusiastic about it," Mrs van Neuren said.
She spun, wove, knitted and felted her fleeces and there had always been a lot of interest from crafts people because the fibre was "such a joy to work with".
Alpacas, which are part of the camelid family, are native to South America. Domesticated more than 6000 years ago, they can live up to 25 years.