Jacinda Ardern marries long-term partner Clarke Gayford

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and long-term partner Clarke Gayford are now married. The pair tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Hawke’s Bay on New Zealand’s North Island. They first met at the Metro Restaurant Awards in Auckland in 2012, with Clarke later proposing to Jacinda in 2019. The bride and groom were engaged for almost five years. Their first attempt at a wedding in 2022 was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.