The Weakest Link was a New Zealand game show based on the original version in the United Kingdom.
This version of the show featured nine contestants competing for prize money of up to twenty thousand New Zealand dollars.
"[7] Television New Zealand newsreaders and reporters had been banned from participating in one of the show's celebrity specials because bosses claimed that they didn't want their media staff to look dumb to primetime viewers.
[8] New Zealand On Air had reportedly found a new comedy for young adults, who were believed to be stunned by dumb answers.
[9] In 2001, then-Labour Cabinet Minister Lianne Dalziel referenced the show's catchphrase when she told members of the New Zealand National Party "You're all the weakest link.