The Dom Harvey Podcast

Garth Barfoot is 88 years old and, a few weeks ago, was the oldest finisher in the 2024 New York marathon.  This is his second time on the podcast- last time he came on was in 2022 when he was just on his way to London for the marathon.  What makes Garths story even more inspiring is he was a late bloomer- did not even start running until his early 50s. In this conversation with this tru...

Bree Tomasel is an Australian who moved to New Zealand after being head hunted for a job on the radio and, despite the challenges of being in New Zealand with a fairly robust Aussie accent, she has won the nation over in a big way! Her afternoon radio show on ZM with Clint Roberts consistently kicks ass. She is the host of Celebrity Treasure Island. And she even won the award for “NZ TV perso...

The Stefan Ozich podcast. We recorded this podcast in late September 2024, just days before Stefan embarked on a daunting running and fundraising attempt: His plan is to run the length of NZ on the Te Araroa trail. Twice. From Cape Reinga to Bluff and back again covering 6000km. His fundraising goal is one million dollars. At the time of releasing this podcast (November 2024) Stefan is h...

Nikki Kaye passed away on Saturday November 23, 2024, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. This podcast conversation was recorded in 2022. I decided to re-share it for anyone who may have missed it at the time or who wishes to re-listen to reflect on the life of this incredible, kind and determined wahine who just wanted to make New Zealand a better place. The family asked for donations...

Keven Mealamu is the 4th most capped All Black of all time with 132 test matches under his belt, including two world cup titles. He is also widely regarded as the NICEST All Black of all time. Away from rugby he is a devoted family man, a catholic, an artist, and a big contributor to his community.  *** Thanks so much to my friends at the Generate KiwiSaver scheme for sponsoring this episode....

Tom Sainsbury is a comedian, actor, writer, director, podcaster. And these are just a few of the many hats he wears. I’ve been a fan of Tom’s social media videos for ages, so this was an honor to get to sit down and learn a bit more about the man behind the hundreds of characters he has bought to life. We spent the first 20 minutes talking about the inner workings of his social media sketches...

What can I tell you about Dai Henwood?  There's the stuff that you may already know- he is funny, talented, successful and popular. Everyone loves Dai. Then there’s the stuff you may not know- he is one of the kindest people you could ever meet, generous, caring, resilient, strong, brave, intelligent, introspective, thoughtful.... He was diagnosed with incurable cancer in 2020.  He...

Margo and Rosa Flannagan are Two Raw Sisters. These two South Island siblings have carved a niche for themselves as New Zealand’s go-to when it comes to plant-based meals. These girls are such fun company: they are driven and successful. And open books. So, I jumped at the chance to have them back on my podcast. On top of recently starting their own podcast and releasing an app, the...

Mark Graham is the greatest NZ rugby league player of all time! The G.O.A.T acronym gets thrown round a lot these days but the man known as "Sharko" IS the real deal: He was named NZ rugby league player of the century.                              &n...

Sonya Williams is an absolute powerhouse businesswoman who has played a big part in how Kiwis invest- her and a group of friends started a company called Sharesies in 2016. Fast forward 7 years and... 700,000 Kiwis and Aussies now call themselves customers, including 40,000 children. Sharesies employs 230 people The company is valued at $500 million And Sonya and the Sharesies team are just g...

Sir John Key was the Prime Minister of NZ from 2008 until he stood down towards the end of his third term in 2016. These days he spends his time on various boards. And when he isn’t flying in his helicopter, you’ll find him on a golf course or with his wife Bronagh. Sir John came into the brand new Podlab studios and was generous enough to give me two hours of his time to cover a wide range o...

Tony Johnson is one of New Zealand’s greatest sports broadcasters of all time. He has been part of the country’s sports media landscape for decades and, despite being retirement age, is still at the top of his game as the voice of rugby in New Zealand.. We cover some of the Tony Johnson story here. On his first long form podcast ever: Hosting TV3 News with John Hawkesby when the station launc...

Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis are rowers who won gold medals at the Paris Olympics in the women's double scull. What made this achievement even more remarkable is the back story- they won silver at the Tokyo Olympics then took time off from sport to start their families. Lucy had a baby boy. Brooke had a baby girl.  In this podcast you will hear first-hand how these Supremum’s overcame...

This is Justin Marshall part 2 Justin Marshall is one of the most polarizing rugby players and commentators of all time. People either love him or loathe him- after meeting him for this very lengthy conversation, I am definitely in the first camp. Me oh my I enjoyed it yes boy Justin played 81 games for the All Blacks between 1995 and 2005. And won 5 Super Rugby titles for the Crusa...

Justin Marshall is one of the most polarizing rugby players and commentators of all time.  People either love him or loathe him- after meeting him for this very lengthy conversation, I am definitely in the first camp.  Justin played 81 games for the All Blacks between 1995 and 2005. And won 5 Super Rugby titles for the Crusaders Since retiring he has become a very successful comment...

You possibly don’t know the name, David Niethe. But I promise you, this is one hell of an episode. David is the author of the book "The Winning Mindset." And he is most certainly qualified to write a book about personal success and resilience.  For the past 30-odd years he has carved a reputation for himself as New Zealand's leading mental performance coach. He has worked closely wi...

George Lockhart is a former US Marine and is one of the worlds most respected and in demand nutritionists- especially in the combat sports scene- where his clients include Connor McGregor, Tyson and Tommy Fury and Holly Holm.  He also has great stories about some of his well-known non-sporty clients like Demi Lovato, Jelly Roll and Nick Jonas. Since the start of the year, he has been based in...

Imagine being diagnosed with terminal cancer and told you’d be lucky to make it another 12 months. Then given a ZERO percent chance of surviving 18 months.  This impossibly difficult future was staring Di Foster in the face 15 years ago.  Spoiler alert- she’s still here and rather than just surviving. She is thriving! And doing incredible work as an inspirational keynote s...

Sean Plunket is one of New Zealand’s best-known broadcasters.  And, I would say, probably the most controversial and polarizing. Because of this, there is a lot to unpack with Sean. Sean has worked for just about every media company in NZ…Newstalk ZB, Mediaworks, TVNZ, TV3.  He also hosted the prestigious Radio New Zealand show “Morning Report” for 13 years.  And now he gets to...

Luke Kemeys. A kid from Dannevirke who has become the voice of financial literacy for New Zealand. In case you don’t know the name, here is a part of Luke's CV so far: + He is the driving force behind the juggernaut betting syndicate called Boys Get Paid. + He hosts New Zealand’s biggest financial podcast, Keep the Change. + And runs his own accounting business Next Advisory. This is kind of...

Jordan Watson is much better known by his alter ego “How to Dad” He is one of New Zealand’s most loved content creators.  And it all started with a random video for a mate that was not even intended to be for public consumption that blew up literally making him an overnight celebrity. Instead of being a one clip wonder he has turned it into a wildly successful long-term career. His online sta...

Nigel Latta, New Zealand’s best-known psychologist, shared a video to Facebook on the evening of September 5, 2024, announcing he has been living with cancer. After sharing his shocking news, he received an outpouring of love and media articles because we all feel like we know Nigel Latta- even Lorde's mum left a comment giving Nigel credit for how she raised her kids.  For the past 15 years,...

Jamie Pennell is a former NZ army and SAS member who has been awarded the countries second highest military honor.. He now has a book out about his unimaginable life experiences called “Serviceman J” In this episode we talk about his early years and his initial decision to join the army.  What’s involved with becoming a member of the SAS. His deployments to Afghanistan and encounters with Tal...

Cameron Rodger is the Managing Director of Entain New Zealand, that’s the company that runs the TAB and the brand new app “Betcha.” I invited Cam on for a podcast conversation because Betcha is jumping on board as a podcast sponsor.  I thought it would be a good idea to put some questions to him about what Entain is doing to manage harmful gambling in New Zealand. And what sort of guard...

Christian Cullen is one of the greatest rugby players of all time. In the world.  In his All Black career from 1997 to 2003 he smashed records and made an impact that is unlikely to ever be repeated.  In this conversation we chat about a bunch of stuff including His All Black debut. And the intimidation of being a newbie in a star-studded team. The controversy of being played a...