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

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

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