New Zealand Infrastructure Investment Summit Photo: Lawrence Smith / Stuff
More than 100 companies & asset managers from across the globe descended on Auckland this morning.
They're in town for the governments two day Infrastructure summit.
The summit aims to attract foreign investment, and launch public private partnerships.
Particularly for infrastructure and construction.
As well as speeches and panel sessions there will be "showcases" of projects up for grabs.
Those projects that include the Northland expressway & redevelopment of Christchurch Prison.
John Tookey - Professor of Construction Management at AUT - talks to Emile Donovan.