Most of the crew who have tested positive for Covid-19 on a ship heading from Taranaki to Christchurch will go into MIQ on arrival - but not all.
Sixteen of the 18 crew of the Spanish-flagged Playa Zahara have tested positive.
A Ministry of Health spokesperson said on arrival at Lyttelton Port, 13 of them will be moved to a quarantine facility in Christchurch.
![The Playa Zahara was near the coast of Kaikōura at about 8am on Friday morning. Photo / Enautical](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EM5U2223TUAFMZUTGHHM4HQJTE.jpg?auth=60272bc81d1c6670ffd0821bc8e19ed3bf9a882478fdf2dec5330ec3271f63dc&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
This includes the two people who returned negative results.