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Overview Rents House prices Building

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$34,212 of net government debt for every New Zealander

Updated 11 October 2026

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$34,212

of net government debt for every New Zealander

2024/25

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Net government debt: What the government owes, minus its financial assets (excluding the NZ Super Fund). Official name: Net core Crown debt.

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