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Foster hope takes some of the stress away from foster children arriving at new placements by providing them with backpacks with essential items.

With trips to the red zone and new developments, the Marlborough delegates will get a sense of the scale of the job which is expected to last 10 to 15 years, as some 150,000 houses and 75 per cent of the Christchurch central business district are rebuilt.

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A Picton man has diversified his business and joined forces with other companies to supply prefabricated steel trusses and framing for the Christchurch rebuild.

A Picton business has expanded from supplying building materials to producing steel framing, which is being used in classrooms around the country.

Picton ITM managing director Gary Knofflock said the company first experimented with steel framing three years ago, following a downturn in sales from the Canterbury earthquakes.

Over the past two weeks, Pippa, an 11-year old beardie cross and Sky Veevers have developed a mutual affection, one Sky is prepared to call love.

Every time the Marlborough Girls' College student enters Marlborough's SPCA for work experience Pippa wags her tail like crazy and does not leave Sky's side.

The local economy is set for a major boost following a contract for a large housing development in Kaiapoi.