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1977 New Zealand TV series or programme

Fair Go

Genre	Business, Talk Show
Created by	Brian Edwards
Presented by	Pippa Wetzell
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Nicola Russell
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes (with advertisements)
Original release
Network	TVNZ 1
Release	7 April 1977 (1977-04-07) – 13 May 2024 (2024-05-13)

Fair Go is a New Zealand consumer affairs television programme hosted by Pippa Wetzell. First aired in 1977, it was New Zealand's second longest-running local programme (after Country Calendar). It was also one of its highest-rated programmes, frequently placed high in the New Zealand TV Guide list of most viewed programmes. It aired its final episode on 13 May 2024.

Content and programming

Fair Go features a mixture of investigative journalism and consumer affairs stories, based on the motto: "If you've been ripped off, short-changed or given the runaround and nobody wants to know...we do!"

Fair Go also held the annual Fair Go Ad Awards, in which the best and worst advertisements on New Zealand television are announced, and a competition to find the best 30-second video by New Zealand students is held.

History

Fair Go began in 1977, the creation of presenter Brian Edwards and producer Peter Morritt. At the time it was seen as breaking new ground. It would not simply deal with consumer issues, it would investigate complaints from viewers and if those complaints were justified, it would name names. The biggest fear at the time was that the programme would attract huge lawsuits. Lawyers were hired to check every word on the script and the fears turned out to be groundless.

The other novel factor in the show was the high personality profile of its presenters and reporters. Other more recent high-profile presenters include Kevin Milne, Kerre McIvor (née Woodham), Carol Hirschfeld, Rosalie Nelson, Liane Clarke, Greg Boyed and Simon Mercep.

When Fair Go began it was shown in two 10- to 12-week seasons each year. But with the popularity of the show, and the huge number of complaints sent into the programme, it was decided in 1993 to produce one long season which would run for almost the entire year.

As the show matured, the complaints it dealt with involved higher stakes. Fair Go's biggest cash settlement was for over $350,000. There have been several other settlements involving six figure sums. However, the show will go into battle for as little as one cent (and has), if the issue behind the dispute is an interesting one. Fair Go has always considered entertainment and humour as suitable partners for its more investigative work.

In March 2024 it was proposed that Fair Go will be ending the following May due to a TVNZ restructure after experiencing financial difficulties. This news was confirmed in April 2024. Fair Go aired its final episode on 13 May 2024, with host Pippa Wetzell and the rest of the Fair Go team bidding farewell to viewers.

The Fair Go brand now operates as a four person current affairs team which makes content for TVNZ’s on-demand service.

Cast and crew

As of April 2024, current reporters for the show, along with the two hosts, are Alistar Kata, Kaitlin Aldridge, Gill Higgins and Garth Bray.

Kevin Milne ONZM had worked on Fair Go from 1984 until 2010.

Mary-Jane Aggett
Philip Alpers
Hadyn Jones
Martyn Bates
Greg Boyed
Warwick Burke
Anna Burns-Francis
Judy Callingham
John Campbell (broadcaster)
Matt Chisholm
Liane Clarke
Pete Cronshaw
Sharon Crosbie
Mark Crysell
Brett Dumbleton
Brian Edwards
Judith Fyfe
Mark Hannan
Gordon Harcourt
Spencer Jolly
Kim Hill
Carol Hirschfeld
Sandra Kailahi
Brodie Kane
Anna Kenna
Lisa Manning
Hugo Manson
Alison Mau
Gillian McGregor
Kerre McIvor
Eleisha McNeill
Simon Mercep
Libby Middlebrook
Amanda Millar
Kevin Milne
Rosalie Nelson
Alison Parr
Sean Plunket
Ruwani Perera
Manorma Ram
Raewyn Rasch
Anna Thomas
Richard Thomas
Naomi Trigg
Phil Vine
Simon Walker
Hannah Wallis (now a producer of Fair Go)
Ray saru (producer)
Kim Webby
Vicki Wilkinson-Baker
Barry Wilson
Erica Wood

Legacy

Although Fair Go does no longer exist as a television show, it still has a Facebook page where those who feel underrepresented or "ripped off" can still submit cases to them in an attempt to uphold consumer rights.

In May 2024, TVNZ promised the Fair Go brand will live on — with a new four-person long-form consumer and current affairs team to make content for TVNZ's digital platforms.

Awards

In 1997, Fair Go was awarded a Bravo award by the New Zealand Skeptics for "poking a little of their irrepressible fun at alleged psychics providing lucky lotto numbers."

References

"Fair Go | Series | Television | NZ On Screen".
"Live: Staff in tears - TVNZ dumping Sunday, Fair Go, two daily news bulletins". The New Zealand Herald. 8 March 2024. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
Shepherd, Simon (10 April 2024). "TVNZ to dump Fair Go, two news bulletins". Newshub. Archived from the original on 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
"Fair Go show final: 'It's not over — we will still be here'". 1News. 13 May 2024. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
"Fair Go". TVNZ+. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
^ "Credits: Fair Go". NZ On Screen. NZ On Air. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
"Kevin Milne | NZ On Screen".
"Surviving depression: Matt Chisholm's brave decision to quit TV". Stuff.co.nz. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
Grant, Frances (27 March 2002). "Crusading for the little guy". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
"Fair Go show final: 'It's not over — we will still be here'". 1News. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
"Bravo Awards". New Zealand Skeptics. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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