Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade agriculture development manager Kirk Yates would take over the role. Ardern's mother Laurell said it was "quite different" seeing her daughter in Niue as prime minister. His twin brother, Ian, is a general authority of the LDS Church. His twin brother, Ian, is a general authority of the LDS Church. During that time he was responsible for the building of relationships between Pacific policing agencies and the New Zealand Police. Ross Ardern is currently New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Niue, so any implication he is in some way connected to a stinky deal is quite a big deal. Ardern joined the New Zealand Police in 1974, initially training at the Royal New Zealand Police College at Trentham. "I still haven't quite got my head around that," she said. Recap: All Blacks vs Australia – Bledisloe Cup II from Eden Park, New Zealand stands together as the world burns, Election 2020: Greens could be cut out of government as Jacinda Ardern charts course for political centre. [8], Ardern is the father of the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. He is currently the Administrator of Tokelau, having previously served as the High Commissioner of New Zealand to Niue from 2014 to 2018, and as Niue's police commissioner from 2005 to 2009. READ MORE: * Ardern's homecoming visit to Niue * Ardern's Pacific reset  * Niue gets $5.75m from NZ. [1], On 15 December 2017, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, announced that Ardern would be the next Administrator of Tokelau, from early 2018. David Ross Ardern is a New Zealand diplomat and former police officer. David Ross Ardern is a New Zealand diplomat and former police officer. It’s fair enough questioning whether contracts given to New Zealand companies are fair and proper, if there’s good cause to question them. Ardern joined the New Zealand Police in 1974, initially training at the Royal New Zealand Police College at Trentham. Election 2020: Who are the MPs ejected from the Beehive? Ardern joined the New Zealand Police in 1974, initially training at the Royal New Zealand Police College at Trentham. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, List of current dependent territory leaders, List of current heads of government of dependencies, Duncan MacIntyre (New Zealand politician), List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to New Zealand, 1981 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand and the United States, Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand), Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics, List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand), List of governors of dependent territories in the 21st century, Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, 2007 Tokelauan self-determination referendum, List of international prime ministerial trips made by Jacinda Ardern, List of governors of dependent territories in the 20th century, List of viceregal representatives of Elizabeth II, Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand, United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.