Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday, two days after entering isolation.
Her partner Clarke Gayford tested positive for the virus for Sunday. Ardern wrote at the time that he was feeling "a bit average".
COVID rules mean household contacts of cases must isolate for seven days. Although Ardern could likely get an exemption as she is a critical worker, she told AM on Monday that she can work from home.
"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."
She is also looking after Neve, her daughter.
It's the second time she has been forced into isolation this year after being deemed a close contact in January.
