The Education Minister's making a pitch for wealthy investors to help fund New Zealand schools

Erica Stanford's one of several ministers to address delegates at the Infrastructure Investment Summit in Auckland, where one-hundred companies from around the world are being hosted.

Stanford says New Zealand's forecast to spend up to nine-billion dollars in school property, over the next five years.

She says the property is an attractive opportunity for investors -- there is a strong balance sheet, reliable funding streams, and a clear pipeline of work.