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Jacinda Ardern’s childhood home, since she moved to Thames Street, Morrinsville, is for sale.
It has a wood burning stove that pours out the warmth, four comfortable bedrooms, and is a delight for fans of ’80s Lockwood wood tones.
But in the marketing spiel for this orderly Morrinsville home, there is no mention that the woman who went on to lead a nation through the aftermath of terrorism, and a pandemic as prime minister, once presumably made toast in the kitchen o she fell asleep. under those wooden beams.
For $ 639,000, Jacinda Ardern’s old house in Morrinsville could be yours, but you’d have to talk to the woman to discover her prime ministerial charms.
While the Labor leader was in the neighborhood on Saturday as part of her national campaign for the upcoming election, she got “a quick tour of the house” in which she grew up.
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The house has been relocated to Thames Street since Ardern’s time there, but it still holds fond memories.
In an online post, he said his “grandfather helped build it.”
“A while ago [her childhood home] They moved me to a new section and I was surprised to see it in a completely different way, but it is still the same beautiful house that my grandfather helped build, which creaked at night, had carpet in the bathroom and when you lit the fire it was very hot upstairs and freezing everywhere, ”he wrote.
“No matter which way I’m looking now, it was a lovely place to live.”
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Jacinda Ardern visits Morrinsville College.
Even without the hive seal of approval it seems to have performed well on the market.
The four-bedroom, two-bath Lockwood home on Thames Street last sold in November 2018 for $ 356,500.
It sits on a 461 square foot lot and has an office, master bedroom with bathroom and walk-in closet.
It is now equipped with an additional heat pump and double-glazed windows.
You’d think the prime minister’s childhood home would be a major selling point, but it’s not mentioned on LJ Hooker’s website and Stuff Requests for interviews about the old Ardern farm were rejected.
LJ Hooker’s agent Julie Farrell said there was a lot of interest in the property over the weekend but declined to comment as the sale could go either way.
The seller asked agents not to comment, he said.
The owner didn’t want to get involved either.
“I’d rather wait until the property is sold and then I’d be happy to talk to you,” they said.
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During his weekend campaign outing, Ardern spoke at Morrinsville College after it officially opened its John Inger Center for the Performing Arts.
“This was an opportunity to go back and see a familiar place and I was delighted to do so,” she said.
“I am very proud to have come from Morrinsville and to have grown up here.
“I think it has contributed to the fact that… yes, I am an idealist, but also a pragmatist and I think a lot of that is reflected in my education.
“Ultimately, though, I think my appreciation and respect for other people’s opinions, even when they are different from my own, also comes from here.
“I think everyone when they come home is kind of nostalgic. I had a wonderful childhood and a wonderful education here and I give credit in large part to the education I had here at this school. “
Due to lack of data, the property’s value cannot be estimated.
Ardern was born in Hamilton in 1980 and grew up in Morrinsville and Murupara.
She was the student representative on the Morrinsville College Board of Trustees and during this time worked at the local fish and chip shop for four years starting at age 14.
