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First this morning, it's day two of the Infrastructure Investment Summit and it's expected the government will confirm support for a second Waitemata Harbour crossing, and outline what the next steps in the controversial project will be. Yesterday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the government wanted private investment into "anything and everything" and was pushing for bipartisan support.
Dozens of international investment firms with trillions under management are at the summit. One of those is Australian-headquartered manager, Plenary, which has committed to bidding on at least five large projects over the next five years. Civil Contractors - which represents the sector, is optimistic that the number of public-private partnership projects will grow, despite Treasury identifying only four are currently ready to go. Chief executive Alan Pollard is at the summit and says the commitment from both Government and private companies is good news for the sector.
Kathryn also talks with Professor of Construction Management, at Auckland University of Technology, John Tookey.
