Fair Go is a New Zealandconsumer affairs television program anchored by Kevin Milne. First aired in 1977, it is one of New Zealand's longest-running and highest-rated programmes, frequently placed high in the New Zealand TV Guide list of most viewed programs. Current TVNZ logo Television New Zealand (TVNZ) is the main broadcaster of television in New Zealand, established in 1980 through the merger of Television One and TV2 (formerly South Pacific Television). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Consumers are individuals or households that consume goods and services generated within the economy. ... This article or section is missing needed references or citation of sources. ...
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!" Investigative journalism is a kind of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often related to crime, scandals, government corruption, or white collar crime. ...
The notion of a 'fairgo' is often invoked rhetorically to legitimise particular policy initiatives which may in fact be completely contrary to a reasonable (Australian) notion of what it comprises.
Under the present Government, with its neo-assimilationist 'practical reconciliation'[47] it is difficult to see much potential for a 'fairgo' for Indigenous Australians, or for the resolution of the human rights issues applicable to them and which all Australians need to be settled justly if we are to enjoy a truly democratic community.
The struggle for a fairgo for Indigenous Australians and for the acknowledgement of injustices imposed on them, is resisted so strongly because it raises major questions about the foundation of the nation.
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