The Dom Harvey Podcast

Mike King is back for his second appearance on the podcast.

Mike was one of my very first guests when I launched the podcast in 2022, and a lot has happened since then.

In this conversation, we get into his charity I Am Hope and Gumboot Friday, the criticism that comes with his work, and whether being so outspoken sometimes gets in the way of what he’s trying to achieve.

But some of my favourite parts are much more personal.

Mike talks about waiting 45 years to hear his dad sa...

Chances are you know the name. And chances are you have an opinion on Chloe Swarbrick.

This podcast is very light on politics - My goal here was to get know know more about who Chloe is as a person and what makes her tick.

We get into her childhood, the dad who raised her- her hero, finding her biological dad at 21, her mental health struggles as a teenager, love and heartbreak, and the toll of life in politics.

We also talk about why she’ll stop and talk to people wh...

Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel are two of Australia’s biggest stars. You might know them from the TV shows My Kitchen Rules or Off the Grid.

They're hilarious together, and their friendship truly is something special. But it wasn't always that way. In fact, they started out as enemies. We talk about how that feud turned into a beautiful bromance.

Colin opens up about his recent drug controversy and the impact it had on his family and his mental health.

And Manu shares some incredibly personal stories about his childhood, hi...

Mark Law is a former NZSAS soldier. He’s survived an armed ambush in Africa, he nearly died from a flesh-eating disease, and built a helicopter business that included owning a Black Hawk.

But he's probably best known for what he did on December 9, 2019, when Whakaari White Island erupted. Mark flew his helicopter into the danger zone and helped rescue people who were trapped on the island.

In this conversation, he takes us inside that horrific day, the controversial WorkSafe prosecution that followed, and shares some incredible stories from his life.

Th...

Even if you don’t know the name you most definitely know this guests work! I’d almost guarantee you have sung or danced to his song, The Time Warp!

Richard O’Brien is the creator and writer of The Rocky Horror Show. A show he wrote more than 50 years ago that is still an international cult classic.

This is Richards first ever long form podcast and it was an absolute honor that he chose mine.

Richard is 84. He is sharp as ever, funny, opinionated, occasionally outrageous - and completely comfortable saying exactly what h...

Today’s guest has one of those stories where, if it was a Netflix series, you’d probably say the writers had gone a bit too far.

Emma Ferris is a physio, business owner, mum of two, and a smart, switched-on, capable person. And definitely not the sort of person you would think was an easy target for a scammer.

But after coming out of a divorce, Emma met a guy on Tinder.

He was charming. Successful. Interesting. And over time, he worked his way into her life.

There was just...

Pete Bethune is a New Zealand conservationist now based largely in Costa Rica, where he lives aboard his ship and works tackling illegal fishing, poaching and environmental crime.

We spoke for two and a half hours on his first podcast appearance and somehow barely scratched the surface (actually, if you missed that when it came out it is well worth going back and checking it out). And in Part Two, the stories somehow get even crazier.

Pete tells me about being bitten by one of the most dangerous snakes in Central America, then...

Amy Gardiner is a negotiation specialist and creator of Pro Level Negotiation: https://prolevelnegotiation.com/

We negotiate every single day: With our boss. Our partner. Our kids. Even trying to convince your mates where to go for dinner.

But most of us hear the word “negotiation” and immediately think confrontation. Amy Gardiner says that’s bullshit.

Amy is a negotiation specialist who has spent decades in sales, real estate and high-pressure negotiations, and she believes negotiating is a skill that anyone can learn.

And there is so much practi...

Dr Kerry Spackman has spent much of his career trying to answer one simple question: what separates the very best from everybody else?

He’s a neuroscientist, mathematician, author and performance consultant who has worked inside the Formula One, with the All Blacks, Olympic athletes and some of the highest performers in the world.

He wrote a book called The Winners Bible which sold out and became a best seller after Dan Carter endorsed it. And he has a new book out now called The Winners Formula.

In this conversation we...

This is definitely one of the stranger places I’ve ever recorded a podcast!

My guest is Gordon Moller - the architect behind Auckland’s Sky Tower - and we recorded this conversation while doing the AJ Hackett SkyRide on the outside of the very building he helped create.

At 86, Gordon is still working, still drawing, still designing and apparently far more relaxed about being suspended 192 metres above Auckland than I am.

We talk about where the original idea for the Sky Tower came from, the criticism it received, the enor...

Warning: Kevin Locke speaks very openly about some difficult parts of his life, including childhood sexual abuse, trauma, grief, mental health and addiction. Some of this may be confronting, so please take care while listening.

Kevin Locke is remembered by lots of rugby league fans as one of the most exciting players to pull on a Warriors jersey.

He played 89 games for the Warriors between 2009 and 2014, represented the Kiwis eight times and was the Warriors' fullback during their run to the 2011 NRL Grand Final.

But there was a lot going on...

Nathan Wallis grew up around alcoholism, violence, abuse and foster care.

He was homeless at 15, became a father young, went to counselling at 18 and somehow found his way into teaching, counselling and eventually a career helping people understand how our brains develop.

For parents, this episode is jam packed with good useful advice: 

We talk about the importance of the first 1,000 days, tantrums, anxiety, daycare, discipline, screens, teenagers, social media, are today’s kids snowflakes, and why asking a kid, “What were you feeling?” can sometimes tell you far more than asking  “What were...

Andrew Webster (aka Webby) is the coach of the One.NZ Warriors.

This podcast first came out in January 2024. 

I thought I’d reshare it in case you missed it because the Warriors, under Andrew Webster, have just completed their best season in 15 years.

Since arriving at Mount Smart to coach the Warriors three years ago, this guy has given fans plenty to get excited about. 

But I wanted to find out who he is away from the game.

We talk about his wife Emily, becoming a da...

Tony Quinn is a Scottish-born businessman based in Australia with massive links to New Zealand.

He built and sold the pet food business VIP and now owns four racetracks, including Highlands, Hampton Downs and Taupō Motorsport Park in New Zealand - Not bad from a kid who grew up in a wooden caravan!

We talk about losing his daughter to cancer, the loneliness that followed the breakdown of his 38 year marriage, the big wins and losses of his business life, the thrill of driving Michael Schumacers F1 car, almost dying in 2022, the buzz h...

Content warning: This episode includes discussion of the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001, death, human remains, people falling or jumping from the towers, grief and trauma.

Coming up- Retired New York fire fighter, lieutenant David Morkal

On September 11, 2001, David Morkal woke up in New Jersey, helping his father-in-law with some renovations.

That night, he was down at Ground Zero standing on the rubble of the Twin Towers. Surrounded by 2763 people who passed away- including 343 firefighters.  On his first drive home, he had to pull over because he was crying too hard to se...

Erica Stanford is one of the most formidable politicians in New Zealand and, by her own admission, much happier talking about policy than herself. But this conversation is about the person behind the portfolio.

Erica opens up about mum guilt, the sacrifices her family has made, the brutal pressure of politics and whether she sees herself as a future Prime Minister.

We also discover her obsession with Coke Zero, her love of Green Day and the wonderfully weird man she’s been with since she was a teenager. Erics is the Education Minister...but...

On this Fast Cast, UFC fighter Dan “The Hangman” Hooker reflects on the biggest loss of his career- the 2018 fight with Edson Barboza. A fight that left him with a fractured eye-socket, vertigo and a 5 week wait for surgery. But it also gave him the reputation as a guy who never ever gives up.

This Fast Cast has been taken from Dans full appearance on The Dom Harvey Podcast.  If you want to hear the complete conversation, search “Dan Hooker” on You Tube or right here on this podcast platform.

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The world knew Jonah Lomu as a legend.

The ELEVEN people on this very special podcast episode all knew the man behind the legend.<...

Sir Bryan Williams is one of New Zealand rugby’s most influential figures. He played 113 matches for the All Blacks, including 38 Tests, and later coached Samoa, Auckland and the Hurricanes. He has also served as president of New Zealand Rugby and has been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.

The man known as Bee Gee was just 19 when he first became an All Black - and because of his Samoan heritage, Bryan could only enter apartheid-era South Africa after being classified as an “honorary white.” It was an appalling label, but declining the tour could...

By pure coincidence this conversation was recorded exactly 20 years to the day after Sharyn Casey and I first met.

Back then, she was 20 years old, wildly ambitious and by her own admission trying far too hard to make everyone like her.

Fast forward two decades and Sharyn has walked away from the radio job that shaped her entire adult identity - and she’s figuring out who she is without it. This conversation is funny, honest and, at times, very graphic. Listener discretion is advised. 

Sharyn Casey is warm, chaotic, vuln...

At the time of publishing this, the All Blacks are back in South Africa for a tour that is being called “Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry”

And it’s hard to argue with that. The rivalry between these nations went up a notch at the 1995 world cup when the Springboks beat the All Blacks by 3 points in extra time.

In this FastCast, Laurie reflects on that 15–12 defeat at Ellis Park and the controversy surrounding it, including the forward-pass decision that denied Jonah Lomu a potential try and his long-held belief that members of the All Blacks squa...

Pete Bethune from Hamilton is one of the most unique and intriguing guests I’ve ever had on this podcast.

He’s worked on oil rigs, been bitten by a deadly snake, flown on the Concorde, spent $3 million building one of the coolest boats ever made and holds the world record for taking it round the world in the fastest time.

He then took that same boat to Antarctica to protest Japanese whaling and had it rammed in half by a huge security vessel. Then he ended up spending five months in a Japanese maximum-security priso...

Welcome to the Fast Cast. A short episode where I go back into the archives and share one memorable moment from a previous conversation.

On this Fast Cast: Ryan Fox on Shane Warne.

Growing up, Warney was one of Ryan’s sporting idols.

Ryan shares how a random text led to them playing golf together, what Warney was really like away from the spotlight, and the shock of hearing about his death. It's a funny and touching look at one of sport’s great characters.

Search Ryan Fox on The...

New Zealand’s top content creator Louis Davis is back, and somehow, in the two years since we last spoke, life has become even more wild!

He’s written a book, finished 3rd on Celebrity Treasure Island, interviewed some of the biggest names on the planet, and taken his dad to Turkey for a brand-new smile.

But behind all that success are stories he hasn’t told on Tik Tok about ambition, his complex relationship with his dad and the eating disorder Louis has quietly lived with since he was eight years old.

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Laurie Daley is Australian rugby league royalty: former Australian captain, winner of 3 Premierships with the Canberra Raiders, NSW captain at just 22. And the man who has twice coached the Blues to State of Origin glory.

But this conversation goes well beyond the sport that made him famous.

Laurie opens up about growing up as the only boy among seven sisters, the sacrifices his parents made, his Aboriginal heritage and making his first-grade debut for Canberra at just 17.  

He shares the lessons Wayne Bennett and Mal Meninga taught him, the brutal pr...

Karin Burger is a New Zealand netball legend- since making her Silver Ferns debut in 2018 she has played over 70 tests in the black dress.

This episode originally came out in 2023. I’m re-issuing it now because a lot has changed since then. The podcast has grown significantly, picking up thousands of new subscribers. And at the time of publishing, Karin is in Scotland with the Silver Ferns as the team captain for the Commonwealth Games.

Making this moment extra special for Karin is the heartbreak of 4 years ago where she was forced to miss...

Shanes Jones is one of New Zealand’s most polarizing and fascinating politicians. He started his parliament life in Labour 20 odd years ago. Now he is the deputy leader of NZ First and the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries of New Zealand.

This is his first ever long form podcast about the person rather than policy.

+ We talk about his early life growing up in the Far North and his love of language.

+ Becoming a father at a young age.

+ His bowel cancer journey and how a foot...

Brent Eccles has spent more than 50 years in the music business, both on and off stage.

He played drums in the iconic Australian rock band, The Angels. Then at 45 years old he came home to New Zealand and became one of our most successful and respected concert promoters.

Brent has played drums onstage with Guns N’ Roses, lost hundreds of thousands of dollars on concerts, sold 50,000 tickets to SIX60 in minutes and, during Covid, was officially ranked the number one concert promoter in the world. We talk about all this stuff in the pod...

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Grant Baker is one of those podcast guests where you may or may not know the name. But you most definitely know the brands he has had a

hand in building.

He’s built companies, sold companies, backed big ideas, helped turn 42 Below from a boutique business into a behemoth, had a hand in turning Turners into one of New Zealand’s most recognisable brands, and along the way has collected a fairly ridiculous number of Ferraris

But this conversation, Grants first ever podcast, is about much more than money and cars.

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My guest today is Hayden Paddon- one of New Zealand’s greatest ever motorsport athletes.

Hayden is a World Rally Championship winner, a seven-time New Zealand rally champion, a two-time European rally champion, and the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to ever win a WRC event.

But this conversation is mu...

Right now, peptides are everywhere: They’re being talked about on podcasts, on TikTok and Instagram, in gyms, and maybe a few WhatsApp groups you’re in as well.

So, I asked Dr Ula Heywood to come in and explain it all in normal-person language.

+ What actually is a peptide?

+ Why has this become such a huge trend?

+ What is available legally in New Zealand?

+ What are people buying online that they maybe shouldn’t be?

+ We also talk about weight loss m...

Sir Graham Henry is one of the most successful and respected coaches in New Zealand sporting history.

He coached the All Blacks from 2004 to 2011, finishing with 88 wins from 103 test matches.

This podcast first came out in 2023- I’m re-releasing it because at the age of 80, 15 years after he retired as coach, Sir Graham Henry is back with the All Blacks as the team selector.

Some of the ground we cover in this conversation includes:

+ His 56-year marriage to Raewyn and why she first thought he was “a bit...

Suzie Bates is one of the greatest athletes New Zealand has ever produced: A White Ferns legend, Olympian, Commonwealth Games medallist, double international and all-round bloody impressive human.

This podcast originally came out in 2023. I am rereleasing it because Suzie is about to retire from the game she has given everything to. 

This truly is the end of an era: 20 years as a White Fern which is over half her life. She captained the White Ferns for almost seven years.  The first woman to play 350 internationals, and the first woman to score 25,000 career runs acro...

Morgana O’Reilly. is the first ever Emmy Award Winning actress we have had on the podcast!

You may know her from the HBO show The White Lotus.

Or from the iconic Aussie soap, Neighbours. 

Or maybe Mean Mums. Or the cop show Bust Up on Neon. Or her incredible film “Stories about my body” 

But this conversation reminded me very quickly that a person is never just their IMDb page.

Morgana is so funny, so sharp, so sarcastic, so wildly honest, and one of those people who can te...

Mark Sainsbury has been part of the NZ media landscape for as long as you can remember. For 5 years he was the host of a nightly 7pm show on TV1 called Close up. This was at a time when prime time free to air TV still commanded a huge audience.

And this is “Sainso’s” first ever long form podcast! It’s a very wide-ranging conversation:

+ We talk about his iconic moustache, of course.

+ His best stories about working with Sir Paul Holmes.

+ Memories of the 1981 Springbok tour

Kate Gatfield-Jeffries is the founder of Moodi, one of the fastest-growing wellness brands in New Zealand.

Kate started the business straight out of uni, putting every cent she had into the company. 

Four years later, Moodi is in supermarkets, selling millions of cans, expanding into Australia and heading for the US. And at the time of recording this episode Moodi is giving away a sexy gold Range Rovers worth $130,000.

All of this success has been due to one thing: Hard work.

Kate is impressive. She is disciplined, driven, tho...

Barry Soper has been around New Zealand politics for so long that Rob Muldoon was Prime Minister back in the 1970s when Barry first started his life as a political reporter.

Since then he has covered all 12 Prime Ministers of New Zealand. He’s seen the boozing, the backstabbing, the egos, the feuds, the big personalities, the little moments, and all the stuff that never makes it into the official version of history.

And now, after 50 years in the press gallery, he’s put a lot of those stories into a new book calle...

You might know Katie Flood from the Bravo reality shows Below Deck Mediterranean, or Winter House, or maybe you don’t know her at all: and that’s totally fine, because that’s what these conversations are all about- getting to know people or getting to learn more about people you may have a pre-formed opinion on.

Katie Flood is from Whangārei, she went to boarding school in Auckland, then somehow ended up working on some of the most expensive superyachts in the world, serving the sort of people whose names most of us only see on...