"Running in all weathers. Running to the place of work. Running to despair. Running through the bottom door of the old building directly to the bathroom to be sick. Every day the same, and no way to control it. Every day my body saying, 'I can't stomach this anymore.'"
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As stated in Leah McFall's "Marilyn Waring, the best Prime Minister we never had," Newsroom. Accessed: 14 January 2026.
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Marilyn Waring
Dame Marilyn Joy Waring (7 October 1952-), known as Marilyn Waring, is a New Zealand scholar, and former politician. In 1975 she was the youngest member in New Zealand's parliament for the National Party.
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