The Prime Minister is missing another event in the weekly political calendar due to her COVID-19 diagnosis and symptoms - Tuesday's Question Time.
Jacinda Ardern and Christopher Luxon normally go head-to-head each Tuesday and Wednesday when Parliament is sitting, with the National leader questioning the Prime Minister on the topics of the day.
But Ardern won't be present on Tuesday afternoon, even remotely, as she continues to experience symptoms of COVID-19.
"She won't be in Question Time today," deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said on Tuesday morning. "Like we said yesterday, we are taking each day as it comes. She continues to have moderate symptoms and therefore I will be doing any questions that go to her today."
In a post about the Government's Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) on social media on Monday, Ardern gave some insight into her symptoms.
"Day three of COVID and I'm doing ok thanks. Head's a bit sore but nothing a bit of rest won't fix."
She tested positive for the virus on Saturday morning after her partner Clarke Gayford and daughter Neve both contracted the illness over the week prior.
A statement from her office at the time confirmed she would be isolating until the following Saturday and would miss the release of the ERP, as well as the Budget on Thursday. The statement said she would undertake what duties she could remotely, but she didn't chair Cabinet on Monday.
Ardern is scheduled to leave for the United States at the end of the week to lead a trade delegation, and according to Robertson, those plans continue to remain unchanged.
"The Prime Minister is entirely planning on going to the US and nothing has changed in that regard," he said on Tuesday.
Labour minister Megan Woods told AM on Monday morning that Ardern was "doing okay" following her diagnosis.
"As she described on Saturday, she's got moderate symptoms but like anyone else with COVID she needs to take this a day at a time and she needs to rest up," Woods said.
"Obviously she's gutted not to be here. It's a really big week here in Parliament [with] obviously the Budget and the Emissions Reduction Plan and we are gutted not to have her here."
