The Dom Harvey Podcast

Today’s guest has one of those stories where, if it was a Netflix series, you’d probably say the writers had gone a bit too far. Emma Ferris is a physio, business owner, mum of two, and a smart, switched-on, capable person. And definitely not the sort of person you would think was an easy target for a scammer. But after coming out of a divorce, Emma met a guy on Tinder. He was charming. Successful...

Pete Bethune is a New Zealand conservationist now based largely in Costa Rica, where he lives aboard his ship and works tackling illegal fishing, poaching and environmental crime. We spoke for two and a half hours on his first podcast appearance and somehow barely scratched the surface (actually, if you missed that when it came out it is well worth going back and checking it out). And in Part Two,...

Amy Gardiner is a negotiation specialist and creator of Pro Level Negotiation: https://prolevelnegotiation.com/ We negotiate every single day: With our boss. Our partner. Our kids. Even trying to convince your mates where to go for dinner. But most of us hear the word “negotiation” and immediately think confrontation. Amy Gardiner says that’s bullshit. Amy is a negotiation specialist who has spent...

Dr Kerry Spackman has spent much of his career trying to answer one simple question: what separates the very best from everybody else? He’s a neuroscientist, mathematician, author and performance consultant who has worked inside the Formula One, with the All Blacks, Olympic athletes and some of the highest performers in the world. He wrote a book called The Winners Bible which sold out and became...

This is definitely one of the stranger places I’ve ever recorded a podcast! My guest is Gordon Moller - the architect behind Auckland’s Sky Tower - and we recorded this conversation while doing the AJ Hackett SkyRide on the outside of the very building he helped create. At 86, Gordon is still working, still drawing, still designing and apparently far more relaxed about being suspended 192 metres a...

Warning: Kevin Locke speaks very openly about some difficult parts of his life, including childhood sexual abuse, trauma, grief, mental health and addiction. Some of this may be confronting, so please take care while listening. Kevin Locke is remembered by lots of rugby league fans as one of the most exciting players to pull on a Warriors jersey. He played 89 games for the Warriors between 2009 an...

Nathan Wallis grew up around alcoholism, violence, abuse and foster care. He was homeless at 15, became a father young, went to counselling at 18 and somehow found his way into teaching, counselling and eventually a career helping people understand how our brains develop. For parents, this episode is jam packed with good useful advice:  We talk about the importance of the first 1,000 days, ta...

Andrew Webster (aka Webby) is the coach of the One. NZ Warriors. This podcast first came out in January 2024.  I thought I’d reshare it in case you missed it because the Warriors, under Andrew Webster, have just completed their best season in 15 years. Since arriving at Mount Smart to coach the Warriors three years ago, this guy has given fans plenty to get excited about.  But I wanted t...

Tony Quinn is a Scottish-born businessman based in Australia with massive links to New Zealand. He built and sold the pet food business VIP and now owns four racetracks, including Highlands, Hampton Downs and Taupō Motorsport Park in New Zealand - Not bad from a kid who grew up in a wooden caravan! We talk about losing his daughter to cancer, the loneliness that followed the breakdown of his 38 ye...

Content warning: This episode includes discussion of the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001, death, human remains, people falling or jumping from the towers, grief and trauma. Coming up- Retired New York fire fighter, lieutenant David Morkal On September 11, 2001, David Morkal woke up in New Jersey, helping his father-in-law with some renovations. That night, he was down at Ground Zero standin...

Erica Stanford is one of the most formidable politicians in New Zealand and, by her own admission, much happier talking about policy than herself. But this conversation is about the person behind the portfolio. Erica opens up about mum guilt, the sacrifices her family has made, the brutal pressure of politics and whether she sees herself as a future Prime Minister. We also discover her obsess...

On this Fast Cast, UFC fighter Dan “The Hangman” Hooker reflects on the biggest loss of his career- the 2018 fight with Edson Barboza. A fight that left him with a fractured eye-socket, vertigo and a 5 week wait for surgery. But it also gave him the reputation as a guy who never ever gives up. This Fast Cast has been taken from Dans full appearance on The Dom Harvey Podcast.  If you want...

This episode has been sponsored by the movie LOMU which is out this week in cinemas around New Zealand Go to https://www.madman.co.nz/lomu/?utm_source=DomHarveyPodcast&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Lomu&utm_id=Lomu to watch the trailer for this incredible documentary and to find out where and when you can watch it at a cinema in your area. *** The world knew Jonah Lomu as a legend. The...

Sir Bryan Williams is one of New Zealand rugby’s most influential figures. He played 113 matches for the All Blacks, including 38 Tests, and later coached Samoa, Auckland and the Hurricanes. He has also served as president of New Zealand Rugby and has been inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The man known as Bee Gee was just 19 when he first became an All Black - and because of his Samoan...

By pure coincidence this conversation was recorded exactly 20 years to the day after Sharyn Casey and I first met. Back then, she was 20 years old, wildly ambitious and by her own admission trying far too hard to make everyone like her. Fast forward two decades and Sharyn has walked away from the radio job that shaped her entire adult identity - and she’s figuring out who she is without it. This c...

At the time of publishing this, the All Blacks are back in South Africa for a tour that is being called “Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry” And it’s hard to argue with that. The rivalry between these nations went up a notch at the 1995 world cup when the Springboks beat the All Blacks by 3 points in extra time. In this FastCast, Laurie reflects on that 15–12 defeat at Ellis Park and the controversy su...

Pete Bethune from Hamilton is one of the most unique and intriguing guests I’ve ever had on this podcast. He’s worked on oil rigs, been bitten by a deadly snake, flown on the Concorde, spent $3 million building one of the coolest boats ever made and holds the world record for taking it round the world in the fastest time. He then took that same boat to Antarctica to protest Japanese whaling and ha...

Welcome to the Fast Cast. A short episode where I go back into the archives and share one memorable moment from a previous conversation. On this Fast Cast: Ryan Fox on Shane Warne. Growing up, Warney was one of Ryan’s sporting idols. Ryan shares how a random text led to them playing golf together, what Warney was really like away from the spotlight, and the shock of hearing about his dea...

New Zealand’s top content creator Louis Davis is back, and somehow, in the two years since we last spoke, life has become even more wild! He’s written a book, finished 3rd on Celebrity Treasure Island, interviewed some of the biggest names on the planet, and taken his dad to Turkey for a brand-new smile. But behind all that success are stories he hasn’t told on Tik Tok about ambition, his complex...

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Laurie Daley is Australian rugby league royalty: former Australian captain, winner of 3 Premierships with the Canberra Raiders, NSW captain at just 22. And the man who has twice coached the Blues to State of Origin glory. But this conversation goes well beyond the sport that made him famous. Laurie opens up about growing up as the only boy among seven sisters, the sacrifices his parents made,...

Karin Burger is a New Zealand netball legend- since making her Silver Ferns debut in 2018 she has played over 70 tests in the black dress. This episode originally came out in 2023. I’m re-issuing it now because a lot has changed since then. The podcast has grown significantly, picking up thousands of new subscribers. And at the time of publishing, Karin is in Scotland with the Silve...

Shanes Jones is one of New Zealand’s most polarizing and fascinating politicians. He started his parliament life in Labour 20 odd years ago. Now he is the deputy leader of NZ First and the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries of New Zealand. This is his first ever long form podcast about the person rather than policy. + We talk about his early life growing up in the Far North and his love o...

Brent Eccles has spent more than 50 years in the music business, both on and off stage. He played drums in the iconic Australian rock band, The Angels. Then at 45 years old he came home to New Zealand and became one of our most successful and respected concert promoters. Brent has played drums onstage with Guns N’ Roses, lost hundreds of thousands of dollars on concerts, sold 50,000 tickets to SIX...

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