Rachel Hunter was a secondary school student in Auckland when she was "discovered" by a photographer as she ran along an Auckland beach. She soon became one of the world’s most in demand models, earning a reputation only a handful of people had as a “super model.“ In this "bite size" clip taken from our full conversation, Rachel and I speak openly about her ex-husband and the father of her children, Rod Stewart, She reveals why she has never read the parts about herself in his book and reflects ...
Mar 30, 2023•7 min
On Tuesday March 22, it was announced that NZ distance runner, Zane Robertson had received a seven-year ban for failing a drug test. Four years was for taking the banned substance EPO, an additional three years was for trying to cover up his failed test. At the age of 33, this likely spells the end of his professional career. Zane and I connected to have this conversation the morning after, Thursday March 23. In this podcast, a tired and understandably emotional Zane talked openly and frankly ab...
Mar 27, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Rachel Hunter was a secondary school student in Auckland when she was "discovered" by a photographer. She soon became one of the world’s most in demand models, earning a reputation only a handful of people had of people had as a “super model.“ So, what business does she have being on a podcast called Runners only? Glad you asked! She literally was out running when she was “discovered.” This conversation was so enjoyable. We cover a lot of ground including the moment she quit school to become a m...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Mitch James is a well known New Zealand singer. He is also a marathon runner. But he is so much more than those things. He is one of the most authentic, vulnerable and transparent people I have ever met. A true open book. 100% BS free. There are some serious things we touch upon- including mental health and suicide. And I respect Mitch for his honesty. Warning- He DOES like to swear...so keep that in mind if you are with little kids or anyone who is easily shocked. PS: Mitch has a new song calle...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 6
In the 90’s and early 2000s, Adam Parore was a star of the NZ cricket team. Then he could be seen on the cover of Women’s Day every other week. Over a decade ago he went to ground and there has been very little written about him in the public domain ever since. This conversation is sort of in three different chapters: The cricket career, including being mentored by his mate Martin Crowe. Climbing Mount Everest….and almost dying the day before he made it to the summit. Why he removed himself from...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 62
Guyon Espiner is a New Zealand media legend. He has a new book out called The Drinking Game which, if you read, may make you stop and think about your relationship with alcohol. Guyon was a drinker, and a very good one, until he quit a few years ago. In this short "Bite size" podcast, which is a small portion of our full length conversation, Guyon reflects on the last time he got drunk (3 years ago) and his decision to give up alcohol altogether. Thanks to my friends at Radix Nutrition for getti...
Mar 16, 2023•5 min
Guyon Espiner is a New Zealand media legend. Even if you don’t recognize the name, if you Google him chances are you'll recognize the face from his incredible TV career. Or his voice from his stellar career on Radio New Zealand. . Guyon has a new book out called The Drinking Game which, if you read, may make you stop and think about your relationship with alcohol. Guyon was a drinker, and a very good one, until he quit a few years ago. In this conversation we talk about his obsession with runnin...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 61
This "Bite size" podcast is an except taken from my full conversation with Dai Henwood. The hope is that, perhaps, after listening to this you may deicide to download and listen to the full episode with Dai at a later date when you have more time on your hands. Dai has been a part of the local comedy and TV scene for over 20 years. Starting as a stand up comedian he ended up as one of the team captains on 7Days, a role he held for over a decade. More recently he has hosted big mainstream TV show...
Mar 09, 2023•9 min
Dai Henwood has been a part of the New Zealand comedy and TV scene for over 20 years. Starting as a stand up comedian he ended up as one of the team captains on 7Days, a role he held for over a decade. More recently he has hosted big mainstream TV shows like Family Feud, DWTS and LegoMasters. In late January 2023 he announced publically that he had been living with cancer for 3 years. At the time of writing this, treatment had included fourteen rounds of chemotherapy, high-dose radiation, three ...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 60
This "bite size" podcast episode is a portion taken from my full conversation with Dean Lonergan. The idea of these smaller podcasts is that, if you like what you hear, you may go on to bookmark/download/listen to the full conversation. Also, I know we all have limited time, but everyone can find 7 minutes to listen to a podcast. Dean Lonergan was a Kiwi rugby league player in the late 80s and early 90s. He is reluctantly most remembered for a sickening head clash where he was knocked out cold a...
Mar 02, 2023•8 min
Dean Lonergan was a Kiwi rugby league player in the late 80s and early 90s. He is reluctantly most remembered for a sickening head clash where he was knocked out cold and convulsing on the field…before returning to play on only 6 minutes later. Since retiring from sport, he had a very successful career in breakfast radio before reinventing himself once again and becoming New Zealand’s most well known sports promotors, introducing the fight for life concept to NZ. His life story is one hell of a ...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 59
This "bite size" episode comes from the full podcast conversation with Max Key (Episode 58) that came out recently. If you are time poor or not sure you want to listen to the full episode, you can listen to this then decide. Max Key is a household name in New Zealand and a person that most people probably have an opinion on. He was 13 years old in 2008 when his dad became the Prime Minister of New Zealand, a job that meant every single teenage mis-step Max made was played out in the public eye. ...
Feb 23, 2023•5 min
Thanks to the legends at Radix Nutrition for sponsoring this episode. Check them out right here: https://radixnutrition.co.nz/ Max Key is a person that most people probably have an opinion on. This conversation will either change your mind or reinforce what you already think. Either way, Max said he doesn’t care…and I believe him! He was 13 years old in 2008 when his dad became the Prime Minister of New Zealand, a job that meant every single teenage mis-step Max made was played out in the public...
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 58
This "bite size" podcast episode comes from my full conversation with Ryan Fox (episode 57). If you like this, feel free to go and bookmark/download the episode with Ryan and listen to it when you have the time. Ryan Fox is an incredible golfer. At the time of writing this his world ranking was 30. He is also the son of Grant Fox, one of the greatest All Blacks of all time. In this snippet, he discusses his friendship with the late cricket legend Shane "Warney" Warne. And shares a couple of awes...
Feb 16, 2023•4 min
Ryan Fox is one of the world’s greatest golfers. At the time of writing this, his world ranking was number 30. And he played so well in 2022 that he earned himself an invite to this year’s Masters tournament in Augusta (that posh one where the winner gets a green jacket and all the caddies wear white overalls which looks like they are about to go and paint a house). In this conversation, recorded during his Christmas holiday we talk about loads of stuff- what it feels like to win $1.1 million do...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Many of you will be hearing about Simone Anderson and her story for the first time here. For many more, she is someone very familiar due to her regular and frequent social media content that she shares to her 314,000 followers on Instagram and 274,000 followers on Facebook. The brief back story is this: In 2014, at 21 years old, Simone was 169kg and on a fast track to an early grave. She started documenting her weight loss journey through surgery on social media and went viral for it, appearing ...
Feb 11, 2023•1 hr 24 min
This "Bite size" episode comes from my full conversation with NZs most well known social media influencer, Simone Anderson. If you like this short snippet, please download the full length episode and listen to it when you have the time. In this clip, Simone discusses some of the crap she has had to deal with from strangers online and, talks about the moment where things got so bad that she considered throwing it all away. If you are not familiar with Simones story, back in 2014, at 21 years old,...
Feb 09, 2023•4 min
This "bite size" podcast comes from the full 1 hour 40 minute conversation with the ACT party leader, David Seymour. Before the last general election in New Zealand David realised his alcohol intake was increasing so he decided to abstain for a while. This is what he learned about himself and how not-drinking impacted his life. We also discuss his return to moderate drinking, where he took the stage on the night of the election and made a very slurry speech. This podcast is sponsored by Radix Nu...
Feb 02, 2023•7 min
David Seymour is probably most famous for two things- being the leader of the Act party for almost a decade. And twerking in lycra on DWTS! We talk about his relationship with other politicians including Jacinda Ardern and Winston Peters. We talk about the death of his mum to cancer in his early 20 and why he has never watched the DVD she made for him in her final weeks, his whole DWTS experience, all the strange little moments he has gone viral for, his relationship with alcohol and how drunk w...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 40 min
Dame Lisa Carrington is the most successful New Zealand Olympian of all time with 5 gold medals and 1 lonely bronze. In this short podcast, Lisa talks about some of her insecurities and her negative self-talk and how she tries to reign it in. It’s a reminder we are all human…even those who are super human This “Bite size” clip comes from our full conversation. If you like this short sample, you should download the full episode and listen to it when you have time. Alternatively, you could watch i...
Jan 26, 2023•5 min
Dame Lisa Carrington is possibly the most esteemed guest on the podcast so far. Not only the very first Dame but also the greatest NZ Olympian of all time with 5 gold medals and hundreds of other accolades to her name. This is such a cool conversation. We see Lisa on TV, usually smiling on the podium with a gold medal around her neck followed by a 30-second sound bite on the news. But I have never heard Lisa be this candid before. Ever. This is a true look into the mind of a world-class athlete....
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Highlights from episode 38 to 52 of Runners Only. Nikki Kaye Sir John Kirwan Garth Barfoot Mikki Williden Zoe McBride Joseph Sullivan Nick Ashill Jesse Tuke Hamish Kerr Liam Malone Dr. Paul Wood Kendra Cocksedge Rachel Maia Shane Cameron Ian Winson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Highlights from episode 19 to 37 of Runners Only. Joseph Parker Two Raw sisters Zac Guildford Harriet Cane Mike King Josh Komen Kieran Read Kane Brisco Andrea Hansen Tyla Nathan-Wong Sam Tanner Sophie Devine Leo Molloy Rhys Darby Matthew Ridge Chanel Harris-Tavita Brad Smeele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Highlights from each of the first 18 episodes of Runners only:. Mitch James Matt Fenn Lexie Brown Brad Smeele Hayden Wilde Rachel Grunwell Jeremy Wells Dave Letele Brodie Kane Laura Nagel Jimmy Neesham Camille Buscomb Arch Jelley Cam Calkoen Eric Murray Barry Magee Kerry Suter & Ali Pottinger Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 01, 2023•1 hr 20 min
In 2011, Ian Winson went to his job as an engineer for Watercare in Onehunga in Auckland. An explosion occurred which killed one of Ians Collegaes. Ian survived the blast but was seriously injured. The accident cost him both his legs, caused severe injuries to his arms, and left him close to death. Before the explosion Ian's life had revolved around work, sport and family. In one day he went from being an Ironman competitor to an amputee requiring months of rehabilitation just to reach a stage o...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr
This is a follow up conversation, recorded immedialy after former All Black star Zac Guildford finished serving his sentence of Home detention (December 16, 2022) We talk all about what he learned about himself during the past 9 months on home detention, his sobriety, his relationship with his family, how he feels about himselff, how much money he still has to pay back to friends and family, his hopes for the future and much much more. . Zac has done so much work on himself so he can become the ...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Shane Cameron is one of New Zealands best known boxers. He is now a sucessful businessman. Shane and I sat down for this podcast way back in January. Long before the podcast “Runners Only!” even launched. Being on the cusp of being an actual boomer, I lost this entire audio file and some others…or so I thought. They turned up the other day on an SD card (long born story). Shane’s a good dude and I forgot how enjoyable our conversation was. We talk in depth about the “fight of the century” agains...
Dec 18, 2022•47 min
This “bite size” podcast episode comes from my full conversation with Rachel Maia. If you like this snippet, feel free to listen to her whole remarkable story when you have a spare hour. Rach is mum of three from Whanganui. She is also one of the best lower limb amputee para-climber in the world. Hell of a story. She only got the leg amputated 3 years ago after sucking up a lifetime of pain from a climbing wall injury she suffered in her teens. In 2019, Rach made the decision to amputate below h...
Dec 15, 2022•5 min
Rachel Maia from Whanganui is total bad-ass. But just DON’T call her “Inspirational.” (She explains why during our conversation). As well as being a mum to three kids, Rachel is also one of the best lower limb amputee para-climber in the world. What makes this even more remarkable is the backstory. When she was 16, Rachel had a freak fall from a reasonably small height at an indoor climbing wall and broke both her ankles. Then years later as an adult she decided to return to the spot she loves…e...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 14 min
On the evening of Saturday November 13, 2021, while Kendra was overseas with the Black Ferns, her sister and brother-in-law in Taranaki were dealing with the tragic news that their 18-year-old son, Jordy had drowned in the Waiwhakaiho River. Speaking to media at the time about her sons passing, Kendras sister Nic said: “He was just one of a kind. He was so loveable, so witty. Life without him is going to be dim. We still are broken, and we will be for a long time. I’m dreading the rest of my lif...
Dec 08, 2022•4 min
