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Should we fret about public debt?
The Spinoff — August 28, 2025

Depending on who you talk to, New Zealand is either drowning in debt or starving the country of the investment it needs because of a self-righteous fixation on driving debt down. Here’s an attempt to get to the bottom of it.

Grant Robertson stands by Covid era spending in wake of Treasury 'rewriting history'
RNZ — August 19, 2025

The former Finance Minister is also rejecting the suggestion the last Labour government did not have enough real-world experience to run the country.

The prime minister we almost had: Grant Robertson’s memoir, reviewed
The Spinoff — August 19, 2025

Henry Cooke reviews Anything Could Happen by former deputy prime minister Grant Robertson.

People are saying a lot about Grant Robertson's decisions in the Covid years. Now, he's having his say
Stuff — August 18, 2025

Says the former minister of finance: “A lot of the history of my time was being written around me.”

Grant Robertson reveals clash with Adrian Orr over housing policy
NZ Herald — August 18, 2025

The former Finance Minister reflects on political and personal relationships in new book.

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