Covid-19: New rules could be introduced for air crew after Air NZ employee tests positive (Photo / NZ Herald) Mon, 8 Mar 2021, 9:40AM An Air New Zealand crew member has tested positive for Covid-19 and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says officials are investigating whether air crew need to be placed under more restrictions when they arrive in the country. Ardern said today the case had not sparked a review of alert levels. The air crew member returned a positive Covid test yesterday after a swab on Saturday - she had been at the Auckland Airport Countdown last Wednesday and it is now a "location of interest".