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Stay-at-home dad to help Jacinda Ardern be 'PM & a mum'

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's partner, Clarke Gayford, is set to join the small but growing ranks of stay-at-home-dads, particularly for the emerging class of female executives and directors.

Australia's political leaders welcomed Ardern's announcement on Friday that the couple were expecting their first child mid-year.

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Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com
Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review's political correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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