Advancing infrastructure on agenda at major Te Papa symposium

New Zealand infrastructure industry gathers in Wellington next month for two days of discussion on the best ways to achieve development progress.

The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development (NZCID) fourth annual Building Nations Symposium is being held on 12-13 August at Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, in Wellington.

The symposium provides a platform for the public and private sectors to discuss strategies and best practice for advancing infrastructure development in New Zealand.

Among the speakers will be the Hon Bill English, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of both Finance and Infrastructure. He will outline the government programme for infrastructure development and investment. He will be joined at the conference by the Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Transport, Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Associate Finance and Infrastructure Minister, who will address advancing projects of national significance.

The international keynote presentation will be given by Sandy Rosie, former Director of Financial Partnerships Unit, Government of Scotland.

Bell Gully is a member of NZCID and a conference sponsor.

Partner Andrew Beatson, a resource management specialist involved in the consenting of significant infrastructure developments, will address a session on the Resource Management Act and achieving consents for projects of national significance.

Further details: Building Nations Symposium