Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, daughter Neve still negative for COVID-19 after partner Clarke Gayford catches virus

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her daughter Neve are still testing negative for COVID-19 despite her partner Clarke Gayford testing positive for the virus on Sunday. 

The Prime Minister and her family were forced into isolation on Mother's Day after Gayford woke up "feeling a bit average" and later tested positive. 

Ardern told AM co-host Melissa Chan-Green on Monday she and Neve were still feeling fine. 

"No symptoms. I am doing just fine and having the same experience as lots of the country right now and just hoping for parenting reasons as long as we stagger things we should be okay," Ardern said. 

The Prime Minister said she can "work pretty adequately" from home and will be doing so while she isolates. 

"We've managed to reshape a lot of the work that we do in Parliament in order to enable us to be able to do it remotely and so it means I can work remotely.

"Also just from a practical level otherwise there is no one to look after Clarke so as much as he is trying his best to be low impact. He is still crook."

Ardern revealed Gayford tested positive on Sunday on Facebook. 

"Happy Mother's Day everyone! It's not even midday and already I’d say ours has been a mixed bag," she wrote.

"Neve was so excited that it was Mother's Day, she got up nice and early to share this lovely card!

"The downside is Clarke woke up feeling a bit average and has tested positive for COVID, so we have seven days of family time ahead of us!

"I'll be working from home so anyone who watches question time, or is attending my Business NZ speech on Wednesday, you'll still see me remotely!

"Otherwise, a happy Mother’s Day to everyone who plays mum in anyone's life."

It's the second time she has been forced into isolation this year after being deemed a close contact in January.

Ardern and Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro were in Northland for a pre-recording for Waitangi Day. They were exposed during flight NZ8273 from Kerikeri to Auckland on Saturday, January 22.

Those close contact rules have since been scrapped and only people in the same households as positive COVID-19 cases have to isolate for seven days.