133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
13 December 2022
James
By email: [FYI request #21385 email]
Ref:
H2022018476
Tēnā koe James
Transfer of your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 10 December 2022. You requested:
“1. Did DJ Dimension sign/scan in at each location he visited? Please provide details.
How many people listed as close contacts to DJ Dimension were at either Soul bar, Ahi
restaurant or Impala nightclub with DJ Dimension and were also “performers” as classified
by Minister Hipkins and listed as close contacts and received a full “Health risk
assessment”
2. Were the promoter(s) of DJ Dimension if present included as a close contact
“performer”?
3. It was publicly stated that MOH assessment teams did a full “Health Risk Assessment”
on every close contact "performer". What did these full “Health Risk Assessments” consist
of? How many close contact “performers” were there? How many full “Health Risk
Assessments” were done? What day and time were these assessments carried out and
completed?
When were all the “performers” notified by the MOH they were close contacts? Please
provide exact details for each individual “performer”
When was DJ Dimension notified he had returned a positive test? Exact time and date
please
Did these full “Health Risk Assessments” include any "performers" located in the
Tauranga area on any of the flowing dates 29th and 30th of December 2021, if so when
were their assessments carried out? When were these “performers” in the Tauranga area
notified they were close contacts?
In multiple media articles and as acknowledged by Mr Gayford himself, musicians were
urgently seeking RAT kits from a pharmacy in Tauranga after they discovered they were
close contacts of DJ Dimension and even sought Mr Gayford’s advice on the matter. Were
these musicians listed as close contacts of DJ Dimension by the MOH and came into
contact him between December 26th and 27th 2021? If so when were they notified by the
MOH, what was the MOH advice given to them? And what MOH action taken?
When was DJ Friction (Ed Keeley) notified he was a close contact of DJ Dimension? This
question was put to Minister Hipkins at the time but he couldn't recall off the top of his
head.
Did DJ Dimension have a vaccine pass?”
The requested information is more closely connected to the functions of Te Whatu Ora (Health
New Zealand). For this reason, I have decided to transfer your request to Te Whatu Ora under
section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from Te Whatu Ora in due course.
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Acting Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
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