The Dom Harvey Podcast

Willie Jackson is one of the most outspoken and fascinating figures in New Zealand politics. From freezing works to nightclub bouncer to broadcasting to politics, Willie has done it all. And it’s been a life defined by advocacy, resilience, and a refusal to be silenced. In this conversation, I bring in 13-year-old Henry Blakeman in to cover some political stuff. Then we get deeply personal: +...

On the 30th of September 2025, Nigel Latta passed away. He was only 58. The week before, he went to see his oncologist and was given the heartbreaking news his body couldn’t take any more treatment. He arrived at the meeting optimistic but pivoted to acceptance immediately. That sums up Nigel Latta- he died the way he lived: brave, courageous, fearless, resilient, considerate. This episode wa...

Suzanne Lynch is a true icon of New Zealand music, with a career spanning more than 60 years- she’s still going strong too and has no plans of slowing up. She first rose to fame and became a household name in New Zealand with her sister as a duo called The Chicks back in the 1960s. From there, she went on to work with some of the biggest names in music: including Cat Stevens, Olivia Newton-John, D...

Warren Gatland joins us for his first ever New Zealand podcast, and he doesn’t hold back! Warren is one of the true greats of New Zealand rugby and one of the game’s most respected coaches worldwide. But his story is as much (if not more) about family, resilience, and perspective as it is about rugby. In this podcast exclusive Warren opens up about: + Why he walked away from Wales earlier this yea...

Robert Scott is a New Zealand broadcasting legend with a 40-year career on New Zealand radio, best known for his recent 19-year stint on The Breeze. He also happens to be one of my oldest friends. We first met and became mates in Palmerston North around 35 or 36 years ago. This podcast is a celebration of my mate’s life and career. And it’s also a celebration of the best sorts of friends...

You may or may not know the name, but Mark Rocket is one of the most intriguing kiwis you’ll ever meet.  He is the first and only New Zealander to ever go into space- he went on a 10-minute flight on the Jeff Bezos owned “Blue Origin” spacecraft earlier this year. Mark is an entrepreneur who has had a lifelong obsession with space. He made a lot of money in the early years of the interne...

Jimi Hunt is a mental fitness advocate. It’s a role he fell into after experiencing poor mental health and having a rock bottom moment. His passion is sharing his lessons on resilience, growth and navigating adversity. He is the founder of an organization called Live More Awesome and has done some huge attention-grabbing stunts to get the conversation started about mental fitness- like buildi...

Dr. Karlina Tongotea has two very different day jobs: she’s a GP in South Auckland, and she’s also a two-time world champion powerlifter. In this episode we chat about: + What it’s really like being a doctor in our health system + How she discovered powerlifting (and got ridiculously good, really quickly) + The highs and lows of competing at world champs + Burnout, mental health, and how lifting h...

Greg Murphy is one of New Zealand’s most iconic motorsport figures — a four-time Bathurst 1000 winner whose name is etched into history thanks to his legendary “Lap of the Gods” in 2003. In this episode, Murph opens up about: + The story behind Lap of the Gods and how it changed his career forever + His friendship with the late Peter Brock and what he learned from him + Holden vs Ford rivalries, b...

Laurie Mains was an All Black through the 1970’s and an iconic coach of the All Blacks in the 1990s.  He was the coach who discovered Jonah Lomu and narrowly lost the Rugby World Cup to South Africa in extra time. This is an unmissable conversation about rugby, sacrifice, and controversy. Its an “away game” too. In a first for the podcast, we filmed this episode remotely at the Wakatipu...

Jake Robertson from Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s fastest runners of all time. Jake and his twin brother Zane moved to Kenya when they were 17 to train with the world’s best runners.  And it paid off, big time. Jakes times are some of the fastest ever recorded by a kiwi over 10km, half marathon and the marathon. Then in 2023, Jakes twin brother Zane received a lengthy ban for doping.&...

Matt Brown is one of the coolest people I’ve ever met. He just has this aura or mana about him.  He doesn’t do too many podcasts, so this was a huge honour to have him as a guest on mine. The very short back story is this: Matt Brown grew up surrounded with family violence and childhood trauma, but instead of letting that destroy him, he turned it into his mission. He started cutting hai...

James Laughlin is a high-performance coach. He hosts his own podcast called “L ead on Purpose” and he has just written a book: “Habits of High Performance .” He works with top leaders and athletes around the world, helping them build resilience, clarity, and habits that drive success. He knows his stuff too- before becoming a coach he was officially the world’s best pipe band drummer. A title...

Radio host and good bastard Bryce Casey has spent 25 years making people laugh on The Rock. But behind the laughs, there’s a heap of real stuff he hasn’t always talked about - until now. In this episode, Bryce opens up about: The heartbreak of miscarriage and what it did to him and Sharyn The terrifying first days of fatherhood in NICU Therapy, mental health, and why Kiwi blokes need to talk more...

Sandy Barwick is an ultra-running pioneer and one of New Zealand’s most incredible but under-recognised athletes. She is in her 70s now and is the fittest person at her retirement village. In the early 1990s this Kiwi was one of the world’s greatest female ultra-runners. And this was a time where anyone doing these sorts of events were seen as being a bit odd, and women were discouraged from...

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour returns for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation covering politics, personal life, and some unexpected stories along the way. We talk about his engagement to Alexandra, the infamous haka in Parliament, the bizarre tale of “woke sushi”, and his honest takes on political allies, rivals, and regrets. From missing a deeply personal DVD his late mother left for hi...

Today on The Dom Harvey Podcast, we’re bringing you something a little out of the blue in partnership with Southern Cross Health Insurance. We’ve got a special bonus episode exploring how life – and especially your health – can change in an instant. When it does, being prepared can make all the difference. Today, Southern Cross Health Insurance member Ryan shares his story. Hear what happens when...

Architect and TV presenter George Clarke (Amazing Spaces, The Restoration Man, Homes in the Wild) can’t get enough of New Zealand – and in this episode, he reveals why. George has been visiting us for years, filming across the country’s wild islands, off-grid homes, and jaw-dropping landscapes. From Marlborough Sounds to Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel, he shares his favourite spots, the K...

Nico Porteous was 16 years old when he won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. That was just the beginning of his rising star. He was named Sportsman of the Year award at the 2022 Halberg awards on the back of his incredible Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. Now at the age of 23, he has retired.  In this raw and revealing conversation, Nico opens up...

Wayne Larden is the Race Director of the TCS Sydney Marathon. If you’re running Sydney this year or have it on your bucket list to run one day, this episode is a must listen. He’s been in the role for over 20 years, and in that time, he’s turned the event from a small fun run with about 1,200 people into a world-class marathon with 35,000 runners – including the GOAT himself, Eliud Kipchoge. Hones...

Courtney Duncan is a four-time world motocross champion. In this revealing conversation, Courtney opens about the toughest chapter of her life: being diagnosed with a heart condition: pericarditis, and how that forced her to completely reevaluate her approach to racing, health, and life. We also talk about the emotional rollercoaster of winning her first world title, what it meant after years of s...

Ben Parua grew up surrounded by violence, addiction, gangs and trauma. Then when he was fifteen, he was sentenced to five and a half years in jail for being an accomplice to a manslaughter of an elderly man. It was while incarcerated at Waikeria prison in the central north Island that he got introduced to farming. A career that has changed his life and put him on a road to redemption. Last ye...

Bubbah is the household name, face and voice in NZ as Tina from the Turners Cars commercials (one of New Zealand’s most iconic ad campaigns in recent years). Tina’s real name is Bubbah. Actually, that’s not entirely accurate.  Her real name is Sieni Tiani Leo’o Olo. But because that is the same name as her grandmother, she was given the family nickname Bubbah as a toddler, and it ha...

Steve Braunias is one of New Zealand’s most well-known and respected writers and journalists, known for his dry wit and ability to blend sharp observation with emotional depth.  (thanks for that Chat GPT!) Thousands of Kiwis are fans of Steve’s work, whether its one of his 14 books or columns that he has written for almost every newspaper or magazine in New Zealand. But this very ra...

Steve Braunias is one of New Zealand’s best known and most loved writers.  He has spent decades journaling New Zealand life with a writing style and turn of phrase that is unlike anyone else. On top of regular columns for newspapers and magazines he has written 14 books. In his latest book, Polkinghorne: The Trial of the Century, he turns his attention to one of the country’s most fascinating...