Sue Moroney - Early Life

Early Life

Sue Moroney was raised in the Waikato. Her parents farmed eighty acres of land to provide an income for her family of seven. She grew up in Walton and attended Walton Primary School and also spent time in Matamata.

Her family are keenly involved in horse racing. During her maiden speech Moroney quipped: "our family never had Michael Joseph Savage on our wall, but we did have a very tasteful mural of a horse race over our fireplace."

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