The Dom Harvey Podcast

Olivia McTaggart is 24 years old and is one of the greatest pole-vaulters NZ has ever produced. Her highest jump, so far, is 4 meters 71cm (for comparison, the height of a double decker bus is 4 meters 40 centimeters). At 18 she fulfilled her childhood dream of going to the Commonwealth Games and finished in the top 10. Then at her 2nd Commonwealth Games she finished 4th. This year, she...

DAVID NYIKA The boxer with the nick name “The Nice Guy.” He has had the honor of being the flag bearer alongside Sarah Hirini at the 2020 Olympics.  He has also won 2 commonwealth games golds and 1 Olympic bronze medal. And he is just getting started! We discuss his struggle with cultural identity, being a Ugandan growing up in NZ. Being mentored by Joseph Parker, training alongside Tyson Fur...

Aesha Scott is one of the stars of the Bravo show “Below Deck.” Some of you will be massive fans of the woman crowned NZ TV personality of the year.  But I guess some of you would have no idea who she is.  Either way, you are in for a treat! I’ve done over 100 podcast episodes so far and this might be the wildest episode yet. This true-blue kiwi chick is amazing- relentles...

ALEX PLEDGER Alex is officially the tallest podcast guest ever. He is also the guest with the biggest feet…and maybe the biggest heart as well.    This was the first time we had ever met; I knew very little about Alex but the two hours just flew by. There are lots of lessons in here….the most important one being the importance of early detection for bowel cancer. This...

IZZY WHITLEY: This mate of mine is an absolute force of nature and has a story that will hopefully motivate you to get more out of your own life. At 21 Izzy he started his own business with $500. He is now 29 and owns two businesses that are worth millions. And he is just getting started. The secret to his success? Hard work and a relentless drive to be better.  In this chat we...

MARK RICHARDSON: Just before we pad up and get to the crease, thanks to my sponsors at Generate and Radix. Generate is my personal KiwiSaver scheme, and I’d love it if you would consider making it yours too.   I recently moved over to Generates Kiwi saver scheme after meeting up with one of their awesome advisors. And the bottom line is, if I’d done this sooner, my KiwiSaver savings...

MERE BAKER You may not know the name. But please don’t let that put you off- you are about to be introduced to a hilarious, inspiring, infectious and talented wahine who has one hell of a story. Mere has by her own admission done a lot of dumb shit…but she has also done a lot of work to become the woman she is today and it’s a privilege to share her story. Mere is a former sports star. S...

Steve Williams- the worlds greatest golf caddy of all time! This was such an honor. Steve is by design a pretty reclusive guy. This is the first long form podcast about his life that he has ever done so it’s a true honor he agreed to do it. As you would expect, there is a lot of Tiger Wood chat ahead- they were, after all, best friends and had an incredible working relationship for 12 ve...

Simone Maier- most of you probably won’t know the name, but you are in for a treat! Simone is, plain and simply a multisport savage. She has won the Coast to Coast four times, after moving to NZ from Germany at 20 unable to speak any English.  She was also teammates in a Godzone event with Richie McCaw and was a contestant on the reality TV show “Tracked.” But what makes Simone's st...

Andrew Webster, or “Webby” as he is known to his players had a phenomenal season in 2023 coaching the NZ Warriors to their first NRL semifinal in years. And winning the hearts of the entire nation in the process. We chat about the strategies used to build a winning team spirit, including a thing called “extreme ownership.” How he balances his full-noise job and family life with a newborn son,...

MARTIN HENDERSON I’m so excited to share this with you guys.  To have this sort of conversation in terms of both length and content with an actor of Martins level was truly a pinch myself moment and I cannot thank him enough for his generosity. We cover A lot of ground in this one- the early years of Shortland Street, moving to Aussie and becoming best mates with the late Heath Ledger, the Br...

Welcome to the Generate KiwiSaver scheme Summer Series. Volume 3! Coming up on this episode, excerpts from a heap of different guests who appeared on the podcast in final few months of 2023 (the hope is that if some of the snippets ahead of you pique your interest, you’ll make a note and go back to listen to the full episode sometime). Cheers to the legends at Generate for sponsoring this epi...

Thanks for checking out the Generate KiwiSaver scheme Summer Series. Volume 2! Coming up on this episode, excerpts from a heap of different guests who appeared on the podcast in the middle part of 2023 (the hope is that if some of the snippets ahead of you pique your interest, you’ll make a note and go back to listen to the full episode sometime). Thanks to my pals at Generate for bringing yo...

Generate KiwiSaver scheme Summer Series. Volume 1! Coming up on this episode, excerpts from a heap of different guests who appeared on the podcast in the first 4 months of 2023 (the hope is that if some of the snippets ahead of you pique your interest, you’ll make a note and go back to listen to the full episode sometime). 2.07: Dame Lisa Carrington 7.30: David Seymour 15.10: S...

JOSEPH PARKER (Podcast rerelease) This is a bonus re-release to celebrate Joseph Parkers superb Christmas eve upset against Deontay Wilder. Joseph was a guest on the podcast in May 2022, in the very early days of the podcast. We sat in his garage, which is full of gym equipment and other toys and spoke candidly at length about his life and career, the good, the bad and the ugly. If you missed...

If you google Kings, you can find out his song “Don’t worry about it” was number 1 on the charts for 33 weeks, making it a NZ record for most weeks at number one which is a remarkable feat. But this conversation is jam packed with stuff you WON’T find anywhere else: -His journey of raising a daughter after he became a teenage dad. -The impact of therapy to deal with his anger issues as a kid. -His...

Kelsi Boocock AKA Healthy Kelsi is an absolute force! When the first lockdown went down in 2020, she got to work in the kitchen, wrote an eBook of recipes and shared her creations on social media. This fun way to beat the boredom was the start of a new life, a new identity and a powerhouse brand- Healthy Kelsi was born! This is a peak into Kelsi and what makes her tick- I hope you’ll be inspi...

Nigel Beach. In the first half you’ll get to learn a little bit about Nigel, who he is and what he does.  Then in the second half, some info we can all use to improve our own quality of life. We chat about why Nigel decided to become a physiotherapist and how he ended up working with some of New Zealand’s biggest sports stars.  We get into sauna and cold plunging and how Nigel became clo...

Karin is one of the stars of the Silver Ferns. Just recently she played her 50th test which happened to be a win against Australia. This conversation is part of Karins story. We talk about her journey from a small town in South Africa to her wildly successful netball career in New Zealand. How she kept grinding for years despite the challenges, overcoming adversity, the importance of men...

GILDA KIRKPATRICK: If you watch reality TV, you may THINK you know Gilda from Real Housewives of Auckland or her very short run on Dancing with the stars. Or maybe you know of her from the gossip pages which generally label her a socialite or a gold digger. But there is so much more to Gilda Kirkpatrick than any of that. And THIS is a part of her story. Gilda as you have never heard...

Steve and Seamus, hosts of the podcast "Between Two Beers" Maybe you are one of the many fans of Between Two Beers. Or maybe this will be your introduction to the Between Two Beers podcast.  Either way, thanks for checking it out. Steve Holloway and Seamus Martin are a couple of mates from Hamilton who purchased a cheap microphone and started a podcast pre pandemic, long before podcasts...

Sharon Dagg, known to her friends as Shaz is a phenomenal woman whose tale of resilience will leave you awestruck. 5 years ago Shaz had her left arm amputated after suffering a horrific farm accident. It’s what she’s achieved since the amputation that’s inspiring (Coast to Coast anyone??) Her story of pain, transformation, and victory will make you rethink the meaning of limitations. Shaza’s deter...

This conversation with Mike King first came out in June 2022. It is a conversation I still get regular positive feedback about. If you are new to the podcast, or you missed this episode when I first released it, you should definitely put it on your list. Its very informative, with lots of mental health advice, but its also bloody funny. To support the incredible work that Mike and his team at I Am...

Matt Watson is the first name most of us think of when it comes to Fishing in New Zealand. His iconic TV show ITM fishing is about to finish up after 20 years on our screens. This conversation is, I hope, Matt Watson as you’ve never seen or heard him before. We discuss the struggles in the early days of getting his idea on TV, Matt gets emotional when he recalls meeting his wife Kaylene and l...

Melie (Amelia) Kerr is a ridiculously talented cricket player from Wellington.  She is also wise beyond her age. She is the youngest podcast guest ever (I think) but already has been through so much and has an ability to share her journey in a way that we can all gain from. Melie took me back to her darkest period back in 2021 and shares some pretty dark stuff, I know its not easy to rev...