The Detail

The Hauraki Gulf is back in the spotlight as National backflips on their own fisheries policy, leaving the commercial fishing industry sweating - and confusedNational has announced that, if re-elected, it will ban ring-net fishing in some areas of the Hauraki Gulf, but the policy they've promised to reverse was their ownFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Bio-hackers are looking for the answers to stretching out their lives as long as possible, but research says there's a biological end point for our bodies We're all getting older - but we're not all happy to admit it. The longevity trend has taken off, with some people paying six figures for protocols that promise to make them live longer.Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Rule changes for putting a granny flat on your section cut very little red tape, but move questions of liability from councils to homeowners The new regulations over granny flats may save homeowners some time when it comes to consents, but they won't save them from liability if things go wrongFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The government's making city shop owners happy with its decisive move-on orders for homeless people, but there are doubts they'll achieve anything Legal and social services experts say sweeping the streets of vagrants won't make them less homeless - and we should be ashamed of the way we're treating society's most vulnerable New ZealandersFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

For the past decade, Sunny Kaushal has been a man on a mission to crack down on retail crime, and he's one step closer to getting his wayThe Government has long promised to be tough on crime, and legislation could see a major crackdown on retail crime - but within the retail industry, the proposed hard-line changes are controversialFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's dramatic arrest is the first of its kind for the royal family in nearly 400 years, and has shaken the House of WindsorThe former prince hardly received the royal treatment last week as he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, but an insider says the House of Windsor will do what it always does - keep calm and carry onFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The Canterbury preserves company wants to spray wastewater - which contains cleaning chemicals - onto a neighbouring DOC reserve. It's a stark difference to the way the company deals with wastewater at its French plant. The Barkers jam maker is already in trouble with its neighbours over stinky wastewater ponds, and now it wants to dump the waste onto DOC landFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Between State of Origin coming to Auckland and rule changes allowing Kiwis to play, NRL strengthens its foothold on a New Zealand audience Mate against mate, state against state - but exported. Why Auckland will host Australian rugby league's premier event next year.Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

After another wild week of weather, The Detail looks at the surge in declarations of states of emergency, and whether we risk 'crying wolf' Once-in-a-hundred-year storms are coming thick and fast, and the number of states of emergency declared across the country has skyrocketedFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Unemployment is at its highest level in more than a decade, but one expert offers a silver lining, saying that could actually be a sign of early economic growth New Zealand's unemployment rate is the highest in a decade, but a leading economist is cautiously optimistic about the country's economic outlookFind The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details