30 January 2023
James
[FYI request #21385 email]
Tēnā koe James
Official information request HNZ00008747
Thank you for your Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act) request of 13 December 2022 for
information relating to the individual DJ Dimension. Specifically:
1. Did DJ Dimension sign/scan in at each location he visited? Please provide details.
2. 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”?
3. Were the promoter(s) of DJ Dimension if present included as a close contact “performer”?
4. It was publicly stated that MOH assessment teams did a full “Health Risk Assessment” on
every close contact "performer".
5. What did these full “Health Risk Assessments” consist of?
6. How many close contact “performers” were there?
7. How many full “Health Risk Assessments” were done?
8. What day and time were these assessments carried out and completed?
9. When were all the “performers” notified by the MOH they were close contacts?
10. Please provide exact details for each individual “performer”
11. When was DJ Dimension notified he had returned a positive test? Exact time and date
please
12. 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?
13. When were these “performers” in the Tauranga area notified they were close contacts?
14. 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?
15. If so when were they notified by the MOH, what was the MOH advice given to them? And
what MOH action taken?
16. 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.
17. Did DJ Dimension have a vaccine pass?
Other than question five, the remainder of your request has been refused in full under 9(2)(a) of the
Act in order to protect the privacy of natural persons. The need to protect the privacy of these
individuals outweighs any public interest in this information.
In terms of question five,
what did these full “Health Risk Assessments” consist of?
During the time DJ Dimension visited Aotearoa New Zealand, a full health risk assessment
included the start time and date of exposure with a case, end time and date of exposure, symptom
history, past medical history, living situation at the time and household numbers. From this the
contact exposure risk is assessed. Public Health advice is provided to the individual case, other
household members, visitors to the house. Cases are referred to online links and fact sheet
information, available for COVID-19. COVID-19 tests are requested from all close contacts.
If you have any questions, you can contact us at [email address].
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
by phoning 0800 802 602.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, Te Whatu Ora may
proactively release a copy of this response on our website. If we release this data, all requester
data, including your name and contact details, wil be removed prior to release.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Matt Hannant
Interim Director Outbreak Response National
Public Health Service
TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Te Whatu Ora, PO Box 793,
Wel ington 6140, New Zealand
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