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Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford buy $5.3m home in Sydney’s northern beaches

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  • Jacinda Ardern and her husband, Clarke Gayford, have bought a $5.3m home in Sydney’s northern beaches, according to a source with knowledge of the sale.
  • The sale is the biggest the suburb has recorded this year, according to the source familiar with the transaction.
  • In February, Ardern’s office confirmed she was living in Australia, following media reports that she, her husband and their daughter, Neve, had attended open home viewings in Sydney’s northern beaches.

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The sale is the biggest the suburb has recorded this year, according to the source familiar with the transaction. Ardern announced her retirement from politics in January 2023.

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Former New Zealand prime minister’s purchase is the highest sale price recorded in suburb of Dee Why this year.

Jacinda Ardern and her husband, Clarke Gayford, have bought a $5.3m home in Sydney’s northern beaches, according to a source with knowledge of the sale.

The former New Zealand prime minister settled on a home in Dee Why after looking at properties in the area including in nearby Curl Curl.

The sale is the biggest the suburb has recorded this year, according to the source familiar with the transaction.

The Guardian has contacted Gayford and a representative for Ardern for comment.

In February, Ardern’s office confirmed she was living in Australia, following media reports that she, her husband and their daughter, Neve, had attended open home viewings in Sydney’s northern beaches.

Ardern announced her retirement from politics in January 2023, after five years as New Zealand’s prime minister and the leader of the country’s Labour party.

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