The Guardian has contacted Gayford and a representative for Ardern for comment.<\/p>\n
In February, Ardern\u2019s office confirmed she was living in Australia<\/a>, following media reports that she, her husband and their daughter, Neve, had attended open home viewings in Sydney\u2019s northern beaches.<\/p>\n \u201cThe family has been travelling for a few years now,\u201d a spokesperson from her office told the Guardian at the time.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the moment they\u2019re basing themselves out of Australia \u2013 they have work there, and it brings the added bonus of more time back home in New Zealand<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email<\/a><\/p>\n The spokesperson did not elaborate on when the family arrived in Australia nor what kind of work they were doing, but noted it was not unusual for former leaders to spend time overseas after leaving office.<\/p>\n Ardern announced her retirement from politics<\/a> in January 2023, after five years as New Zealand\u2019s prime minister and the leader of the country\u2019s Labour party.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/a>Free newsletter |When needed<\/p>\n Sign up to Breaking News Australia<\/p>\n Get the most important news as it breaks<\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n When she was elected to the top job in October 2017, Ardern became the world\u2019s youngest-serving female leader, aged 37, and later became the second woman to give birth while holding elected office.<\/p>\n Since leaving office, Ardern has taken up dual fellowship roles at Harvard University<\/a>, continued her work on the Christchurch Call <\/a>\u2013 a project she established to combat online extremism after the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings \u2013 and joined the board of trustees of Prince William\u2019s Earthshot prize.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790079023_540_2998.jpg\")
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