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Story: Children’s homes and fostering

Craig de Blecourt and his foster mother, 2006

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Craig de Blecourt and his foster mother, 2006

Fostering can be a rewarding experience for both foster parents and children. Nineteen-year-old Craig de Blecourt came to live with Rayleen and Milan Hubac when he was five. In 2006 Craig praised his foster parents: 'Kids like me are lucky to have them. Imagine the system without them.'

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Otago Daily Times

Reference: 2 December 2006, p. 55

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Kerryn Pollock, Children’s homes and fostering – Experiences of institutional and foster care, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28607/craig-de-blecourt-and-his-foster-mother-2006 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 24 March 2011.