What soaring public debt means for investors and the economy

One of the questions I get asked a lot is how worried we should be about rising government debt.It’s a very fair question.Budget 2026 showed that New Zealand’s…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-21T16:00:00.000Z

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Leo McKenzie2026-06-21T16:02:00.000Z

another day another dollar spent we don't have. great planning guys 👍

Mason Young2026-06-21T17:48:00.000Z

tbh I just wanna know if my KiwiSaver's gonna take a hit or not

Ben Sullivan2026-06-21T17:57:00.000Z

if u have a balanced fund maybe, but yeah nah who knows with this lot

Ben Sullivan2026-06-21T19:35:00.000Z

do any of you actually read the budget or just the headline?

Rowan Blake2026-06-21T20:24:00.000Z

lol read? i just scroll to the tax section and get angry

Alex Rivera2026-06-21T19:55:00.000Z

as long as i can still afford my flat white i reckon we'll be right

Rowan Blake2026-06-21T20:08:00.000Z

this is what happens when u keep cutting taxes for the rich and wondering why the books r in the red. economics 101

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What soaring public debt means for investors and the economy

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Leo McKenzie2026-06-21T20:27:00.000Z

bloody useless. just tax the buggers properly and stop borrowing

Alex Rivera2026-06-21T20:41:00.000Z

facts. it's always some excuse to slash public services later

Mason Young2026-06-21T20:50:00.000Z

ffs here we go again. same story different budget

Leo McKenzie2026-06-21T21:46:00.000Z

too right mate. just a cycle of kicking the can down the road

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