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Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford hit up Sydney for Halloween in a Mexican themed Day of the Dead costume - after ex-NZ PM accepted Australian Uni job teaching 'social cohesion'

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Rae, M., & Kirwan, C. (2026, October 31). Jacinda Ardern and husband Clarke Gayford hit up Sydney for Halloween in a Mexican themed Day of the Dead costume - after ex-NZ PM accepted Australian Uni job teaching 'social cohesion'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16254421/Jacinda-Ardern-husband-Clarke-Gayford-hit-Sydney-Halloween-Mexican-themed-Day-Dead-costume-ex-NZ-PM-accepted-Australian-Uni-job-teaching-social-cohesion.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-31 · by Maisy Rae, Campbell Kirwan

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Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and her husband Clarke Gayford were seen in Sydney on Halloween dressed up in a Mexican Day of the Dead theme. Ardern wore red, white, and black face paint along with matching accessories, while Gayford opted for a long white trench coat, grey jeans, and a trippy face mask. Earlier this week, Ardern accepted a position at the University of Sydney as a "professor of practice" to mentor students and teach about empathetic leadership and social cohesion.
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Maisy Rae
96 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The pandemic proved office jobs could be done from anywhere - giving bosses a chance to swap Australian workers for lower-paid replacements overseas.
🔮 A 37-year-old man was arrested on Mayo Street, Little Bay, a short time later.
🔮 She has been appointed a 'professor of practice' at University of Sydney's School of Public Health and will begin the academic role this month.
🔮 Brisbane mother Rina Cavazza, who paid $170,000 for a berth, said she was unwilling to contribute any more money.
🔮 A NSW man accused of poisoning and secretly filming the abuse of three women, allegedly terrorised one victim's family in a horrifying 20-minute ordeal that culminated in holding her against her will to rape her, court documents reveal.
🔮 Referencing the safety concerns raised by the women, Ms Link said she also hoped her positive experience as A'Vard's current partner would be considered.
🔮 The rules state workers must avoid putting themselves in situations that could hurt them or others, keep a safe distance from aggressors and never follow anyone out of a store.
🔮 Almost every Australian would save around $1,000 a year under tax changes proposed by the Greens that would be paid for by collecting 'rivers of gold' from gas and mining companies.
🔮 The One Nation MP said his former wife, Natalie Abberfield, is among more than 12,000 customers whose funds were wiped out after the First Guardian and Shield Master Funds collapsed in May 2024, owing about $1.2billion.
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🔮 She has been appointed a 'professor of practice' at University of Sydney's School of Public Health and will begin the academic role this month.
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Ardern PERSON · 8× Australian NORP · 2× Clarke Gayford PERSON · 2× Jacinda Ardern PERSON · 2× New Zealand GPE · 2× Sydney GPE · 2× Gayford PERSON · 1× New Zealand's GPE · 1× School of Public Health ORG · 1× University of Sydney's ORG · 1×

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'I'm looking forward to working alongside the brilliant students, faculty and wider University of Sydney community, as we share experiences, explore and develop ways to better serve our communities, and help solve the issues facing so many today.' Since leaving office, Ardern has held fellowships at Harvard and Oxford universities and founded an international program that promotes empathetic leadership.
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🔮 She has been appointed a 'professor of practice' at University of Sydney's School of Public Health and will begin the academic role this month.

Claims (21 extracted, 0 hedged)

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has been spotted dressing up for Halloween in Dee Why, Sydney, on Saturday afternoon. asserted
Ardern → spot → afternoon
Ardern, 46, was flanked by husband Clarke Gayford as they fully embraced the Mexican Day of the Dead theme. Complete with red, white and black face paint and coupled with a red bag as an accessory, she was almost unrecognisable. asserted
she → flank → accessory
Gayford opted for a long white trenchcoat, grey jeans with black shoes, and a rather trippy face mask. asserted
Gayford → opt → shoes
The pair, accompanied by a friend, quickly made their way to a waiting car before being whisked away. asserted
pair → accompany → car
The former PM made headlines earlier this week by taking up a post at a major Australian university to mentor students and teach about 'empathetic leadership and social cohesion'. asserted
PM → make → leadership
She has been appointed a 'professor of practice' at University of Sydney's School of Public Health and will begin the academic role this month. asserted
She → appoint → role
'Her work will focus on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust; further developing new approaches to global and values-based leadership, as well as exploring new ways to address global health challenges centred on equity, inclusion and wellbeing,' the university said in a statement. asserted
university → focus → statement
Jacinda Ardern getting right into the Halloween spirit on Saturday afternoon asserted
Ardern → get → afternoon
New Zealand's former prime minister dressed up in a Day of the Dead theme She wore red, white and black face paint with similarly coloured clothes to match Ardern's husband Clarke Gayford closely followed with his own outfit in tow ' asserted
husband → dress → tow
She will engage with students, researchers and the wider university community through guest lectures, masterclasses and mentoring. asserted
She → engage → lectures
' The position, which is not a full-time teaching role, was designed by the university in 2019 to bring experienced practitioners into academic life. asserted
which → design → life
Ardern, who moved to Sydney's northern beaches earlier this year, led New Zealand through the Christchurch terrorist attacks, the Whakaari volcanic eruption, and the COVID-19 pandemic. asserted
who → move → attacks
She resigned as prime minister and leader of the New Zealand Labour Party in January 2023. asserted
She → resign → January
'I've found myself especially focused on the question of leadership since leaving office and how we can better support and encourage the kind of leadership needed to tackle our many global challenges,' Ardern said. asserted
Ardern → find → challenges
'I'm looking forward to working alongside the brilliant students, faculty and wider University of Sydney community, as we share experiences, explore and develop ways to better serve our communities, and help solve the issues facing so many today.' Since leaving office, Ardern has held fellowships at Harvard and Oxford universities and founded an international program that promotes empathetic leadership. asserted
that → look → leadership
University vice-chancellor Mark Scott said he had long admired Ardern for the courage and humanity she brought to public life. asserted
she → say → life
He opted for a long white trenchcoat, grey jeans and black shoes... ...before revealing a rather trippy face mask Ardern's friend also got into the spirit with her own colourful outfit The former PM made headlines earlier this week by taking up a post at a major Australian university to mentor students and teach about 'empathetic leadership and social cohesion'. asserted
PM → opt → leadership
'Her leadership demonstrated that empathy and resolve do not compete with one another; each can strengthen the other,' he said. asserted
he → demonstrate → other
Students would meet not only a former prime minister, but a thoughtful teacher with a great deal to share about public leadership and service, he said. asserted
he → meet → leadership
Ardern spoke at a gender equality conference in Melbourne in April, which was attended by delegates from 185 countries. asserted
which → speak → countries
She also recently attended the Pre-COP31 meetings in Fiji alongside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. asserted
She → attend → Albanese
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