Port Moresby is a city undergoing a dramatic transformation.
The resources boom that's behind the building work is changing Papua New Guinea's capital in some areas almost beyond recognition.
A new gas plant which is expected to double the country's GDP is behind much of the expansion, but it's not all good news for those running the city.
"I haven't seen the positives yet, I've seen only the negatives," says Port Moresby governor, Powes Parkop.
He relies on GST returns to run the city, and he is furious that the national government has given the operators of the plant an exemption from paying the tax.
"How are we going to cater for the infrastructure needs, their social needs, when families come ... buidling new schools will not be possible," says.
Parkop says he wants the deal re-negotiated and until that happens, the company will have to build the infrastructure it needs by itself.
Despite his budgetary problems, Parkop is credited with turning thecity around.
Through a number of initiatives, some as simple as cleaning the streets, he's engaged those traditionally disenfranchised and instilled a new-found pride in the city.
One of his most succesful initiatives - in part funded by Ausaid - aims at getting marginalised youth off the streets and into training programmes.
The project has contributed to a dramatic fall in crime rates.
While the governor is a relative anomaly in PNG, there are many people here hoping that there will be more politicians like him in next year's elections.
