Matt Tierney
New ZealandmanagerMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Matt Tierney is the national retail investigation support manager for the New Zealand Police, responsible for overseeing the police's approach to retail crime. Recently, he confirmed that the police are 'standardising' their response to lower-level crimes to ensure consistency nationwide, allowing frontline officers to focus on more significant incidents. His statements emphasize that police will continue to investigate all reported crimes, irrespective of their value, and that recent directives should not be misinterpreted as deprioritizing lower-level offenses.
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Matt Tierney, who heads the police National Retail Investigation Support Unit, says the criminals were largely the hardcore, or recidivist, ones.
The reasons why NZ’s shoplifting rates have hit their highest level in 15 yearsNew Zealand· 2026-08-04
Matt Tierney, police national retail investigation support manager, confirmed that police were standardizing their approach to lower-level crime reports.
Retail NZ wants ‘urgent meeting’ with Police Minister over police shoplifting changeNew Zealand· 2025-05-27
