{"id":608489,"date":"2026-09-22T20:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/608489\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T20:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:06:11","slug":"dame-jacinda-ardern-and-clarke-gayford-reportedly-buy-6-5m-sydney-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/608489\/","title":{"rendered":"Dame Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford reportedly buy $6.5m Sydney home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">They were also spotted dining at a Mexican restaurant in Dee Why, the suburb they have now reportedly chosen to call home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">At the time, a spokesperson for Ardern said the family had been travelling for several years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cFor 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Dame Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford sold their Sandringham bungalow in July. Photo \/ Ray White Kingsland\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Dame Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford sold their Sandringham bungalow in July. Photo \/ Ray White Kingsland<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">The reported purchase comes months after Ardern and Gayford sold their central Auckland property for an undisclosed sum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">Their four-bedroom bungalow went under the hammer in July, with listing agent Tim Hawes saying its new owners were \u201cover the moon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">Ardern and Gayford bought the property for $1.74m in 2018. It had a rating valuation of $2.3m when it was sold.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"A rock pool in the northern Sydney suburb of Dee Why.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>A rock pool in the northern Sydney suburb of Dee Why.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">The former Prime Minister told Australia\u2019s Today show in June that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/dame-jacinda-ardern-former-pm-enjoying-private-life-in-sydney-but-still-wants-to-change-the-world\/ZDPWSW4AQJBKXOMLEKYRA3OEJ4\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/dame-jacinda-ardern-former-pm-enjoying-private-life-in-sydney-but-still-wants-to-change-the-world\/ZDPWSW4AQJBKXOMLEKYRA3OEJ4\/\">she and her family had received a warm welcome in their new country<\/a>, but said New Zealand remained the best country in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThere\u2019s so many similarities between Kiwis and Aussies and so it\u2019s so like home in so many ways,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cPeople have been so welcoming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cSo it\u2019s probably been our favourite bit, and then the beach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">Dee Why is a bustling coastal suburb with popular cafes, restaurants and bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\">It is a half-hour drive from central Sydney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vhKyQPSbfZ\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\">Sign up to Herald Premium Editor\u2019s Picks<\/a>, delivered straight to your inbox every Friday. 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