The Dom Harvey Podcast

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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 the...

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...

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 w...

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....

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....

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 g...

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 offi...

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 e...

This is a first for the Dom Harvey Podcast- a 4-way! I’m joined by Rowan, Alan and Adam from Viva La Dirt League- one of the biggest New Zealand success stories most Kiwis have never heard of. Full disclosure: a week before this conversation, I didn’t know much about them either. Then I saw the buzz in the office, did a deep dive, and realised these three unassuming Kiwi lads have built somet...

This is bonus episode of the Dom Harvey Podcast, brought to you by Neon and their new Kiwi series Bust Up! The show stars Morgana O’Reilly and Roimata Fox who play the roles of exes who end up working together, which felt very familiar! LOL Check out the trailer for Bust Up Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGz8Tcj35IY So, for this episode, I’m joined by my ex-wife, former radio co-host, and c...

Tony Kemp (“Kempy”) had a massive career in rugby league playing for the Kwis and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He was assistant coach of the Warriors when they made the NRL grand final in 2002. And by the age of 34 he was the head coach of the Warriors, with Ivan Clary as his assistant, before a very public sacking. He’s also done a tonne of media work where he has a reputation for his s...

Molly Spark is a 22 year old from Canterbury, and she spends her spare time doing things that sound like a PTSD inducing nightmare for most of us:  Her sport is multi-day expedition races through mountains, rivers, forests and bush.  You may have heard of the iconic event called Godzone- it got a bit of mainstream coverage after Richie McCaw took part a few years ago- that’s an expeditio...

Greg Newbold is best known as one of New Zealand’s top criminologists. He spent 30 years at Canterbury University and became to go-to guy whenever the main stream media wanted someone to comment on crime. But his back story is jaw dropping.  In the 1970s, when Greg was in his early 20s, he was a heroin user and dealer, socialising in the same circles as New Zealand’s most infamous drug d...

Today’s guest is one of those people who quietly makes New Zealand a better place. Tony Scott (aka Scottie) has spent more than 30 years in the fire service. And for the past 8 years he has been Crew Chief at Auckland Airport. Chances are, even if you don’t know his name, you’ve seen the impact of his work. Scottie is the man behind the Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge: the iconic annual event wher...

We are so lucky to have Dr Lucy Hone in New Zealand. She is one of the world’s leading voices on resilience and grief. Her TED Talk, Three Secrets of Resilient People , has been viewed more than 9 million times and is one of the most watched TED Talks in the world. She’s also a mother who endured the unimaginable loss of her 12-year-old daughter Abi in a car accident in 2014. In this episode...

A quick warning before we get into this episode: this conversation includes discussion around gang life, drug use, childhood sexual abuse, mental health, suicide, and trauma. Please listen with care. Lee Tepuia is a father of seven, a former Rebels Motorcycle Club member, a 501 deportee, and now a qualified youth worker helping vulnerable young people through the gym he founded in Blenheim called...

Frank Bunce is regarded as one of the great All Black Centres of all time.  He first got selected when he was 30 and went on to play 55 tests, including a rugby world cup final. At the time of recording this episode Frank was on TV in New Zealand on the reality show “Celebrity Treasure Island” so we discuss why, at the age of 64, he agreed to do it. Thanks to the team at TVNZ for helping...

Flynn Chisholm, or as he is known by his 121,000 Instagram followers, "Fizzy Sends" is the New Zealand record holder in a breath-taking activity known as “death diving.” He is also a speed climber. And at this time of releasing this episode he is about to attempt a record for the most pull ups. Flynn is one of New Zealand’s most exciting extreme athletes.   In this podcast, Flynn sh...

Phil Smith is one of the most influential figures in New Zealand television. You may not know the name, but you most definitely know some of his shows: The Casketeers, The Lion Man, One Lane Bridge, and the Jeremy Wells show Eating Media Lunch. Content that’s not just popular, but culturally iconic. I’ve known Phil socially for a number of years now, and I just thought he was a cool guy who’d...

Bariz Shah is a husband and father, an engineer and a community leader. He was named 2021 Muslim New Zealander of the Year and he is also the author of a great book called Beyond Hope. But before all of this, he was a convicted criminal who was sentenced to 3 years and 2 months in jail. This podcast is a small part of his story. The story of a kid who came to New Zealand as a refugee, went co...

At 34 years old, Samoana Matagi from Utah (“Sam”) lost both of his hands in a freak electrical accident with 14,000 volts.  Now you can find him online with the nick-name he gave himself: The No Handed Bandit. Sam had to relearn literally everything in a world that is designed for people with hands: eating, texting, driving, dressing, hygiene. He compares it to being a baby again…but rem...

This episode with Jason Paris first came out at the end of 2024. I thought I’d release it in case you are new or new-ish to the podcast and missed it the first time round. Also, because New Zealand’s latest landmark- the seriously impressive One NZ stadium has just opened in Christchurch. And Jason was deeply involved in signing off on this 10-year multimillion dollar sponsorship This is...

If you grew up in New Zealand in the late 90s or early 2000s, chances are you’ll know that name Dame Theresa Gattung. Theresa became the CEO of Telecom at just 37 years old. Becoming the first woman to run a large NZ public company. And during that time, she was part of some massive decisions - including the sale of the Yellow Pages for over $2 billion… which, looking back now, was unbelievab...

David Downs is a man with a wild CV: he quit university to become a comedian, helped build the New Zealand comedy scene, co-founded The Classic and even wrote a few books.  Then somehow pivoted into tech, ended up working for Microsoft, running the show across Southeast Asia. And now he is the chairman of The Icehouse and works in government helping shape how the world sees New Zealand....