New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her longtime partner Clarke Gayford have gotten engaged, reports AP.

A spokesman for Ardern said on Friday the pair got engaged over the Easter break in the town of Mahia. Reporters on Friday noticed Ardern wearing a ring on her middle finger, a variation from the traditional ring finger.

Ardern and Gayford have a 10-month-old daughter, Neve. Ardern became the second elected world leader in modern history to give birth while holding office last June.

Gayford is Neve's primary caregiver and a presenter on a TV fishing show.