They were also spotted dining at a Mexican restaurant in Dee Why, the suburb they have now reportedly chosen to call home.
At the time, a spokesperson for Ardern said the family had been travelling for several years.
“For the moment, they are basing themselves out of Australia. They have work there, and it brings the added bonus of more time back home in New Zealand.”
Dame Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford sold their Sandringham bungalow in July. Photo / Ray White Kingsland
The reported purchase comes months after Ardern and Gayford sold their central Auckland property for an undisclosed sum.
Their four-bedroom bungalow went under the hammer in July, with listing agent Tim Hawes saying its new owners were “over the moon”.
Ardern and Gayford bought the property for $1.74m in 2018. It had a rating valuation of $2.3m when it was sold.
A rock pool in the northern Sydney suburb of Dee Why.
The former Prime Minister told Australia’s Today show in June that she and her family had received a warm welcome in their new country, but said New Zealand remained the best country in the world.
“There’s so many similarities between Kiwis and Aussies and so it’s so like home in so many ways,” she said.
“People have been so welcoming.
“So it’s probably been our favourite bit, and then the beach.”
Dee Why is a bustling coastal suburb with popular cafes, restaurants and bars.
It is a half-hour drive from central Sydney.
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