The Dom Harvey Podcast

Mar 09 2025 299 ep. 67 mins 110

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It started off as a podcast about people who run. Now it is just a podcast about people.

Hosted by New Zealand broadcaster, author and marathon runner, Dom Harvey.

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Toa Fraser on Living with Parkinson’s Disease & Directing Netflix Hit ‘Sweet Tooth’

Mar 09 2025 78 mins

Toa Fraser is a legendary New Zealand filmmaker, playwright, and storyteller and this is his first ever podcast.Outside of his incredible career, he’s also been on a deeply personal journey with early-onset Parkinson’s disease which he was diagnosed with in 2016.This is a very small part of the Toa Fraser story:.His early years in the UK and his Fijian links.How he blew up as a

FastCast: 3 Dame's Walk Into a Podcast!

Mar 07 2025 16 mins

This is a special FastCast for International Woman’s Day 2025!Three short snippets of the Dame’s I’ve been lucky enough to have on the podcast so far.Dame Susan Devoy, she is New Zealand’s greatest ever squash player…but she is so much more than that.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrt0HyNSMMc&t=3781sDame Lisa Carrington, the kayak queen who is the undisputed greatest

Andrew Mulligan on Crowd Goes Wild’s Glory Days Steven Adams, Olympic Interviewing Strategy

Mar 05 2025 117 mins

Andrew Mulligan is one of the most employed people in New Zealand media. You can hear Mulls on breakfast radio on the Rock breakfast show, it’s a fantastic show that’s been performing at a gold star standard for years.You can watch him on TV in the evenings on Crowd Goes Wild, a show that he’s been involved with since it launched back in 2006. Then when the ad’s c

Gloriavale Survivor - Exposing Abuse & Cult in India, Consequences of Leaving

Mar 02 2025 84 mins

At just 18 years old, Theo Pratt made the terrifying decision to leave the Gloriavale cult and everything she’d ever known—her family, her home, her entire way of life- absolutely everything she had known since birth.She was dropped at a bus stop with just a suitcase, $200 cash, and no idea what came next. Then after some heartbreaking final words from her mum and brother,

FastCast: Hamish Kerr on the Art of Jumping High, Mental Health and Winning Gold

Feb 28 2025 14 mins

Hamish Kerr originally appeared on the podcast at the end of 2022, not long after he won a Commonwealth Games Gold medal. Heres the original ep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEf-zSZRbcYSo much has happened since then! At the 2025 Halberg awards Hamish Kerr won the “Sportsman of the year” trophy, the first time a high jumper has ever won that title. This came o

Sir Bryan Williams - 1970 Apartheid Tour of South Africa, Pasifika Rugby & Discrimination in NZ

Feb 26 2025 89 mins

Sir Bryan Williams became an All Black winger when he was 19 in 1970 and quickly became a household name.Since his playing days finished in 1978, he has done so much! He coached Samoa, the Hurricanes and Auckland. He’s been Knighted and inducted to THREE separate sports hall of fame. He was President of the NZ rugby union. And most weekends you’ll find him o

From Refugee to Multimillionaire: Don Ha on Real Estate Business & Overcoming Bankruptcy

Feb 23 2025 79 mins

Don Ha was born in Vietnam then spent a couple of years at a refugee camp in Hong Kong before his family got relocated to NZ in 1980 with no English and little more than the clothes they had on.Despite this massive disadvantage, Don Ha became a New Zealand rich lister through real estate with a net worth of over $100 million.Then during the GFC, Don was declared bankrupt. And

FastCast: Joseph Parker on Fury Friendship, Prize Money, Depression & Life After Boxing

Feb 20 2025 16 mins

The FastCast is a highlights length version of a previously released episode of The Dom Harvey Podcast. The hope is if you like this Fastcast, you’ll go back into the archives and listen to the full-length episode sometime.Joseph Parker, one of NZs greatest boxers of all time, joined me on the podcast in May 2022.I thought I’d revisit our podcast and share it as a Fastcast

Jackson Garden-Bachop - Losing his Brother Connor, Dealing with Grief & Overcoming Addiction

Feb 19 2025 98 mins

Jackson Garden-Bachop plays super rugby for Moana Pasifika. He was destined to be a pro rugby player- his dad was an All Black, his mum was a Black Fern, and his cousins were All Blacks.Jackson began his professional career with the Wellington Lions as a teenager in 2013 and last year celebrated his 100th game for the province. The last player to do that was Tana Umaga who is

NZ Police’s Lead Crisis Negotiator - Lance Burdett on Mental Health Epidemic, Napier Siege & More!

Feb 16 2025 104 mins

LANCE BURDETT PODCAST:This conversation needs to come with a strong warning- it covers a lot of disturbing things the guest has seen in his line of duty in the NZ Police.Lance Burdett is a former police crisis negotiator, specializing in dealing with high-risk situations, including hostage negotiations, suicide interventions, and major criminal incidents.After 2 decades with the po