[2] The programme was hosted by New Zealand actor Manu Bennett, where contestants had to continue moving in a straight line, no matter what the obstacles in the way, to compete for prize money of $NZ10,000.
[3] By 2005, the show's format had been licensed to international television channels and production companies.
[2] In 2004, an investigation was launched into the programme after a contestant suffered severe burns following a retake of a stunt.
[5] Charges were to be put to either Touchdown Television or its Warkworth District Court representative.
[6] Local media called Going Straight a show similar to Fear Factor[1][5] on a sickness benefit.