The Dom Harvey Podcast

Rob Mokaraka is a mental health advocate who is doing fantastic work educating people through his own harrowing story. His life looks a lot different now to how it did in July 2009. That was when he had a rock bottom moment where he decided to end it all in one of the most violent ways imaginable- suicide by cop.  This is Robs story- warts and all. At any point during this podcast i...

Mary Lambie is New Zealand broadcasting royalty.  She’s recently been back on screen as a contestant on the reality TV show, Celebrity Treasure Island . Mary is a very busy woman- she is currently helping prepare Christopher Luxon for his televised debates. In this podcast we talk about her (short lived) Celebrity Treasure Island experience, the recent loss of her father, we reflect on her 7...

This is a very short bonus episode that I thought I'd share with you guys. Recently the podcast went through a rebrand from "Runners Only! With Dom Harvey" to "The Dom Harvey Podcast." Part of this rebrand included a short video that blew up on social media of The Mad Butcher and myself having a heated argument about the theme of the podcast, which ALOT of people thought was very real. This snippe...

Sir Peter Leitch is better known as "The Mad Butcher" He is a man most New Zealanders recognize from his voice. He is New Zealand’s most high-profile butcher, a very successful businessman, a diehard supporter of the Warriors and Rugby league. And, he would argue this point, but I think he is a man that probably doesn’t get the recognition he deserves for his charitable acts. It’s hard t...

Suzie Bates is the GOAT of New Zealand women’s cricket. And just an awesome all-round human.  She first made the New Zealand team in 2006 when she was 19. Now she is 36 and still playing like the absolute boss that she is She’s also a bloody talented basketballer and went to the Olympics in 2008 playing for the NZ side- we talk about that experience including how she ended up partyi...

This podcast with Sir John Kirwan was first released in September 2022. I am re-sharing it now to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 in New Zealand. If you are an early listener to the podcast who has already heard this one, just skip it. But if you have just recently discovered the podcast, you may really enjoy this one- I still get messages every other week from people telling me th...

Dr. Ben O'Keefe is one of the world’s Best rugby referees.  He is also a doctor who specializes in Ophthalmology (fancy word for eye stuff). He made headlines for the death threats and social media backlash he experienced after he reffed the super rugby final this year between the Crusaders and the Chiefs. At the time of releasing this episode he is busy representing New Zealand as an officia...

Leighton Clarke, better known as Uncle Tics is New Zealand’s number 1 TikTok creator with over 4 million followers and THIS is part of his story. As a young boy he was diagnosed with Tourette, ADHD and OCD and has had to navigate the difficulties of growing up being different. We discuss the suicidal thoughts he had at nine years old and the breakthrough this led to. His job at Countdown and the t...

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This is the very first podcast that former All Black coach John Hart has ever agreed to do (thanks to our mutual mate Kerre Woodham for convincing him to do it).. John was the coach of the legendary Auckland NPC side who won titles in 82, 84 and 85.  That 1985 side also won the Ranfurly shield and kept it for 61 games which remains a record in shield history. We talk at length about the disgr...

Chances are you don’t know who Penny Taylor is. But hers is a story worth listening to. She’s an inspiration. And offers a reminder that bad things happen to good people and whatever it is you are going through; you CAN get through it. In November 2009, Penny Taylor, a single mum of 2 from Palmerston North contracted meningitis and was given 30 minutes to live. She not only survived...

Cameron Jones is a New Zealand actor. If you’re an old fan of Shortland Street, you may remember him from that. He cut his teeth as Dallas Jones the ambulance driver in Shorties ten years ago. He was also in the Hobbit movies, a Christmas movie with Dolly Parton and has a brand new movie called Home Kills which has been showing as part of the NZFF. I didn’t know much about Cam prior to t...

In June 2023 Sam Harvey from Christchurch came painfully close to breaking the world record for ultra distance running, after running pretty much non-stop for more than four days. Sam ran for 101 hours and covered 677km at an event in Queensland. His heart and mind are so unbreakable that he was FORCED by organizers to pull out of the race after he fell over and collapsed on the course....

Arch Jelley is one of New Zealand’s greatest running coaches. He coached the great John Walker through his entire career and all the highlights that entailed including an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and 3 Commonwealth Games medals, over 100 sub 4 minute miles and the first man to run a mile in under 3.50. But this podcast has very little to do with running. I met Arch last year when he wa...

Fun fact: Ryan Hall and I raced each other in 2011 at the Boston marathon (only, he had no idea we were racing).  I finished in 5528th place with a time of 3 hours 20 minutes.  Ryan finished in 4th place with a time of just under 2 hours and 5 minutes, around 2 minutes per kilometer quicker than me! That day he set a record that still stands now as the fastest marathon ever run by a...

Last week we hit a massive podcast milestone- the one millionth download. To celebrate, we have taken a departure from the usual weekly podcast. On this episode, Jay-Jay Feeney takes over and asks me the questions- all centered around the podcast journey so far. Some of them are her questions but most of them come from you guys on social media. Some nerdy podcast stats here - 1 million downloads p...

Maia Wilson first made the silver ferns in 2016 when she was still 19 and has been there shooting goals, and lots of them ever since. But she is so much more than an awesome netballer- sports wise, she made the NZ women's basketball team when she was just 16. In this conversation we chat about a whole range of stuff like body image, self-worth, and the societal pressures faced by professional athl...

Hannah Wilkinson or “Wilky” as she is known by her team mates is one of the star players of the New Zealand Footballs Ferns, a team she has played in since she was a teenager. 13 years ago. She has played over 100 games, been to three Olympics, played in 3 (soon to be 4) FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments and that’s just the tip of her football iceberg. I would like to think this episode is a...

Mils Muliaina would dispute this, but he is one of the Greatest All Blacks of all time. He was only the second All Black to play 100 tests (less than a month after Richie became the first). He was part of the team that won the 2011 Rugby world cup against France in that nail biting final. He was also part of the team that lost the world cup 4 years earlier after being beaten by France. But Mi...

*BONUS EPISODE: VERY MUCH ONE FOR THE RUNNING NERDS* James Constantine is a keen runner (he’s bloody quick, too) and he is also part of the huge team putting on this year’s Sydney marathon, presented by Asics, on Sunday September 17.  It is a very special event this year- it is a “candidate race” in hunt to join New York, London, Berlin, Boston, Tokyo and Chicago as a World Marathon Major.&nb...

Marcus Daniell is New Zealand's fifth greatest tennis player of all time (According to a random website I found with a google search).   Questionable website rankings aside he is a phenomenal tennis player, especially in doubles. He won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. And has beaten Novak Djokovic! He is so much more than a good tennis player though. Off the court, he is...

Shorty Clark from New Plymouth is officially the worlds best triathlete in the 70-74 category. He became a world champion in Abu Dhabi late in 2022 at the age of 71.  9 months later, in this podcast, he still gets emotional talking about that moment. It’s a sport he only took up in his late 40s and back then he couldn’t even swim so its been a long journey- a 26 year apprenticeship he jokes....

Duncan is one of New Zealand's most recognizable broadcasters. He spent 17 years in parliament as TV3s political reporter as well as hosting the AM show for several years and a bunch of other TV and radio shows. He is now doing a daily podcast called “Editor in chief.” In this conversation we talk about his journey of overcoming life's obstacles, from the sudden end of his time at Today FM to...

Mea's life today as a mum of 5 in her early 30s looks very different to how it did just a few years ago.  Through her 20s she was stuck in marriage as a victim of relentless and brutal domestic abuse with unimaginable violence and cruelty. Mea bravely opens up about her past and how she managed to survive and rebuild her life. By sharing her story, she hopes to empower others to find their ow...

DEAN BARKER: Dean Barker is a name that is synonymous with yachting in NZ. Especially the Americas cup. When you think of that event his name is up there with Coutts and Butterworth back in the day and now Burling and Tuke. Unfortunately, he is probably remembered most for being the Team NZ skipper when we were on the receiving end of one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history- re...