National's Covid-19 response spokesman says people will find it "pretty surprising" that DJ Dimension - who had been scheduled to perform at Rythm and Alps, and who potentially exposed the community to the Covid-19 Omicron variant after he left self-isolation early - won't be prosecuted.
"The rules are there for a reason," MP Chris Bishop told the Herald on Monday.
"Ultimately, it's a decision for the officials to make," he added. "But I think people will raise their eyebrows at that one. If rules aren't enforced, why should people follow them?"
The UK-based performer, whose real name is Robert Etheridge, became a household name in New Zealand last week after it was revealed he was the nation's first known Omicron case outside of a managed isolation facility. He was at an MIQ facility for seven days then, under rules that have since been abolished, released to self-isolate until the results of his nine-day test were returned.