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They are two peas in a pod, this is a recipe for disaster! Every six minutes, we use a metaphor. We use them without knowing it, and they are a key to how we think says James Geary. Audio

Amnesty International says most New Zealanders want this country to take a stronger stance over Australia's offshore detention camps. Audio

The human rights organisation, Amnesty International, says refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru face a deliberate and systematic regime of neglect and cruelty. Audio

The Marshall Islands is urged to re-think its strategy in a battle against nuclear powers. Audio

It's an unlikely idea - to stage an orchestral concert devoted to video-game music, but it seems to have taken the world by storm. When the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra announced they were playing… Audio

Science writer Carl Zimmer looks at "the latest volley in a long-running debate among scientists about the human life span". Audio

You can expect to hear a little BB King, a little Koko Taylor, some Muddy Waters in this afternoon's New Zealand Live. Those are the major musical influences behind what you'll hear today from band of… Video, Audio

Refugee children engaging in self harm and attempting suicide on Nauru has prompted a psychiatrist to expose the damage caused by Australia's offshore detention. Audio

Violence between refugees and locals on Manus Island demonstrates the failure of Australia's offshore detention, according to a human rights lawyer. Audio

A rare shark attack in the remote Siassi District of Papua New Guinea prompts mercy dash. Audio

A researcher has encouraged the New Zealand government to take into account Pasifika families when addressing housing deprivation or homelessness. Audio

Former Manu Samoa Sevens coach Damian McGrath speaks out for the first time since his sacking. Audio

Not one, but two great artists on NZ Live. They are two of New Zealand's most our most acclaimed songwriters, and today they'll be singing each others tunes.

Don McGlashan and Shayne Carter's… Video, Audio

New Zealand's Maori and Pasifika Trades Training organisation is this week handing over newly-built houses in Fiji as part of the Cyclone Winston rebuild. Audio

French Polynesia's government has put its case for the territory to be removed from the United Nations decolonisation list. Audio

Super-star pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy is in New Zealand to conduct the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Strongest ever Fiji International golf tournament ready to tee off. Audio

A Vanuatu woman who was abducted and savagely assaulted in March says she just wants to move on with her life. Audio

Half a century after they stood at the centre of a cultural revolution, Nick Bollinger asks if there is anything left to be learned from The Beatles? Audio

A Pacific studies scholar says language weeks are a good way to break down high levels of intolerance of other languages being spoken in New Zealand. Audio

An NGO specialising in Pasifika health issues points to culture and spirituality as underpinning the well-being of Pacific people in New Zealand. Audio

An environmentalist in the Cook Islands says talk of a shark cull around the northern island of Penrhyn is worrying. Audio

17-year-old Finn Ross was on holiday in Fiji and saw how local people were struggling with old or broken fishing gear, and the problems this was causing. So Finn and his mate Max Lichtenstein decided… Audio, Gallery