The Ministry of Health said the case was a staff part working at the oversaw segregation office where a gathering of global fishing group individuals had been remaining.
Of the 237 sailors, 31 are contaminated with Covid-19.
The new network case was accounted for to the service on Monday evening.
The specialist at the Sudima at Christchurch Airport restored a negative test on Thursday 29 October as a feature of routine testing for staff at the office however created indications on Saturday and stepped through another examination on Sunday which restored a positive outcome on Monday.
The Ministry of Health said the individual was presently in disengagement at home and had answered to be confining since they created side effects.
The individual had visited the Countdown market on Colombo Street on Sunday.
Commencement senior supervisor of corporate issues Kiri Hannifin said staff were told about the situation on Monday night.
She said the store had since been profound cleaned.
The store would give health authorities security film as a component of contact-following, she stated, however staff were not recounted the individual’s character.
More insights concerning the case will be delivered at the 1pm media preparation on Tuesday.
The first of the worldwide sailors were because of complete their overseen disengagement on Tuesday morning. Presently they should remain on for at any rate an additional 24 hours as an extra careful step, the service has said.
Those prudent steps incorporate extra tests – up to four tests for certain people – and a previously extended remain in oversaw seclusion.
-RNZ
