Matt Tierney

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.