A former gang member who threatened a mother in her home and viciously attacked a man in an attempted car-jacking continued his violence in prison, a court has heard.
Kiwirail has completed the first phase of work on the Rangitata River rail bridge, which had one of its 34 piers washed away in floodwaters last Friday.
The company behind a mine labelled "the most significant single gold discovery in New Zealand in four decades" believes revenue of $NZ4.4 billion could be made in the lifespan of the mine.