Nicola Willis talks 'deals' as investors step forward for Northland Expressway

Nicola Willis talks 'deals' as investors step forward for Northland Expressway
Finance Minister Nicola Willis talked up the deals being discussed on the sidelines of the NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
A consortium of Plenary, Italian construction giant Webuild, and major Malaysian infrastructure player Gamuda Berhad, along with local partners, will bid for the multibillion-dollar Northland Expressway project.BusinessDesk revealed on Thursday that Plenary, an Australian-headquartered investor, asset manager and developer, would bid for the road as part of its commitment to competing for at least five public-private partnerships (PPP) in New Zealand in the next five years.Finance Minister Nicola Willis welcomed that commitment during a media s...

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