The Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft says "children and their parents are watching this Royal Commission with the expectation it will uncover the extent of past sexual abuse and help protect children and young people from abuse in the future." Karyn speaks with Dame Susan Devoy about news a convicted pedophile has been involved in the Commission's meetings.

What's your first memory? And how accurate do you think is it? Tonight in our occasuonal series "I Didn't Know That" we're examining memory and memory distortions and whether you can repress memories, only to have them resurafce later in life. From the School of Psychology at the University of Waikato, Professor Maryanne Garry, speaks with Karyn about her research on memories.

The England cricketer Ben Stokes has described a front-page article in the Sun newspaper about a family tragedy that happened in New Zealand 31 years ago as "disgusting" and "immoral". In a statement on Twitter last week, Stokes said the paper's decision to publish the story would have "grave and lifelong consequences" for his mother, in particular. He claimed the story, which was also picked up by Mail Online, contained a number of serious inaccuracies. News outlets in New Zealand have also run the story with all the details. We've decided to focus on the legalities of the subject and our guest tonight is privacy law expert Professor Nicole Moreham from the Faculty of Law at Victoria University to get her take on it..

Danielle Street joins us with a preview of three new music selections that will feature tomorrow on her Totally Wired show on Auckland's 95 bfm every Saturday morning. This week Auckland's prolific soloist Roy Irwin with his newly released Bully and Sulfate from Wax Chattels' Peter Ruddell followed by K-Saba and Hone Be Good with a slice from their album Bird Of Paradise.

Ahead of tomorrow night's Fleetwood Mac concert in Dunedin, the city has introduced a temporary 24 hour liquor ban around the Forsyth Barr Stadium after police faced problems at the Six60 concert there earlier in the year. Police say middle-aged women pre-loading with alcohol are causing issues at Dunedin concerts, so with 30-thousand punters expected to attend Fleetwood Mac tomorrow night, the message for those who pre-load and turn up drunk: "you won't get in". Karyn speaks with Sue Paton from the Drug and Alcohol Practitioners Association Aotearoa-New Zealand about how New Zealanders are drinking.

Fans at Tokyo Stadium in Japan along with hundreds of millions watching television around the world will be captivated by the spectacular and unique opening ceremony as the Rugby World Cup 2019 kicks off tonight. RNZ Sports Joe Porter speaks with Karyn from Tokyo.

It's time for the rest is history where we look at the week's news in the past. Tonight Robert Kelly is looking at moral panic and censorship in New Zealand as tomorrow marks the anniversary of the publication of the infamous Mazengarb Report in 1954.

The All Blacks have named the starting lineup for their first game on Saturday against the Springboks.

Jeremy Rose is in the chair for Midweek Mediawatch tonight. Activists take on the Bronx zoo in New York to have legal personhood status given to its elephant, Happy, echoing New Zealand's decision to legal personhood status to the Whanganui River and Te Urewera. And New Zealand journalist Tess McClure ventures down a Madagascar mine-shaft to witness first-hand the dangerous daily reality of the children who dig out the crystals so prized by the wellness industry and its new age devotees.

The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa has announced artist Yuki Kihara as New Zealand's artist for the 59th International Art Exhibition -the venice Biennale in 2021. Arts Council Chair, Michael Moynahan says, "Yuki Kihara will be the first artist of Pacific descent to represent New Zealand at the Biennale Arte. This is a significant moment, not only for Yuki, but for the legacy of the New Zealand presentation." Yuki speaks with Karyn about this selection.