The FastCast is a highlights length version of a previously released episode of The Dom Harvey Podcast. Today we are winding the clock back all the way to March 2022 and the very first episode of my podcast with NZ musician Mitch James. You can hear the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCBiUfCn2g0 March 2025 marks the 3rd anniversary of my podcast and in that time, I’ve been lucky enough to connect with some of New Zealand’s most successful, fascinating and well-known people. M...
Mar 21, 2025•17 min
Victoria Vanstone is a British-born author, blogger, and podcast host who now lives on the Sunshine coast in Australia. She is a reformed “party girl” (her words, not mine) who is now living her best life sharing her sobriety journey. She is a woman on a mission to help others stuck in a pattern of normalized social binge drinking. It seems like whatever Victoria does- she does at 100 miles an hour. She was like this in her party girl era, which you’ll hear about. And now she is the same way wit...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 5 min
In November 2024, 40 years after making his commentary debut, Grant ‘Nisbo’ Nisbett called his 350th All Blacks test match- that’s over half of ALL the test matches the All Blacks have ever played! 'Nisbo' is 74 years old and still at the peak of his broadcasting powers and this is a small part of the Grant Nisbett story. We cover a lot of stuff here: + His career goals for the future. + His early years in broadcasting including going to the Olympics in 1976 to cover the boxing. + His best All B...
Mar 16, 2025•1 hr 50 min
Jon Toogood is the leader of Shihad, one of the greatest NZ bands of all time. They formed in Wellington in 1988 and at the time of releasing this Fastcast, in March 2025, they are about to play their final show in Wellington. Then…that’s it! Will they get back together for reunion shows in the future? Maybe. Hopefully. But as a full-time band, that is it for now. It truly is the end of a huge era. Shahad’s dynamic, energetic and charismatic singer Jon Toogood joined me on the podcast for what b...
Mar 13, 2025•19 min
This podcast needs to come with a very strong warning. It is a very graphic account of the darkest day in New Zealand’s history. Please listen with caution. On March 15, 2019, Temel Atacocugu was praying at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch when a white supremacist terrorist stormed in. At the end of the despicable cowardly attack which shocked and disgusted New Zealand and the world, 51 worshippers were dead and a further 40 were injured by gunfire. Temel Atacocugu miraculously survived the at...
Mar 12, 2025•2 hr 4 min
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 young playwright in New Zealand The origins of his incredible movie Number 2. How the Hollie Smith theme song “Bath...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 18 min
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=3781s Dame Lisa Carrington, the kayak queen who is the undisputed greatest NZ Olympian of all time with a total of 8 gold medals so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrt0HyNSMMc&t=3781s And...
Mar 07, 2025•17 min
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 come on you’ll hear him on the Rebel Sport commercials. If you are flying somewhere, you will see him on the Air NZ safety video. And ...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 57 min
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, she took her first ever bus into the unknown. What she has done in the 8 years since then is impressive. She has built a co...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 24 min
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-zSZRbcY So 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 off the back of his success at the Paris Olympic games where he won a gold medal in the high jump with a height of 2 meters 34 cm. He i...
Feb 28, 2025•15 min
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 on the sidelines at the Ponsonby rugby club where is a passionate life member. It’s hard to think of any individual that has done more to pr...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 29 min
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 in the years since then he has managed to find success a second time. This podcast is a part of the Don Ha story: Rags ...
Feb 23, 2025•1 hr 20 min
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 because Joseph is on a 5 fight win streak and this weekend he has the opportunity to make that 6 with a fight against Brit...
Feb 20, 2025•17 min
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 now his coach at Moana Pasifika. This is part of the Jackson Garden-Bachop story. His reflections on growing up with hig...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 38 min
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 police and suffering severe burnout, he transitioned into coaching and consultancy, focusing on mental resilience, ...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 44 min
David Seymour, maybe the most polarizing and divisive politician in New Zealand, joined me on the podcast at the start of 2023. I thought I’d revisit our podcast and share it as a Fastcast because he recently confirmed he is engaged to his partner of two years, Alexandra Martelli. One of the standout moments for me in our conversation was about a home-made DVD that David has which he has never ever played. It was given to him in his early 20s by his mum just before she died from cancer. The DVD ...
Feb 14, 2025•20 min
How do I describe Stephen from Dunedin to someone who has never heard of him before? Well, his name is Stephen, and he is from Dunedin. He is obsessed with Facebook, Radio and Otago sports. In the early 2000s, Stephen gained a bit of a cult following with his frequent appearances on New Zealand radio stations as a phone caller. His favorite radio station was whatever one would give him airtime. Then for a long period of time, he was banned from almost every radio show in NZ for abusing producers...
Feb 12, 2025•50 min
If you say the name Dr. Chris Warner, I think 9 out of 10 New Zealanders would probably know exactly who you are talking about! The Shortland Street character, played by Michael Galvin, has been a core cast member in the New Zealand hospital drama for over 30 years. He was on episode 1 of the show back in 1992 and he is still seeing patients at the fictional Ferndale clinic now. It is hard to imagine Shortland Street without Chris Warner. This podcast is a small part of the Michael Galvin story....
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 44 min
The FastCast is a highlights length version of a previously released episode of The Dom Harvey Podcast. The Coast to Coast is an iconic New Zealand multisport event. Only 2 women have ever won the C2C 5 times. Simone Maier and Kathy Lynch. And I don’t want to jinx it or anything, but all going well in the 2025 event held in February, Simone could become the absolute Coast to Coast G.O.A.T with 6 wins. Simone joined me on the podcast early in 2024 shortly before her 5th Coast To Coast win. This F...
Feb 06, 2025•16 min
Mark Longley’s life was plunged into unimaginable grief in 2011 when, at the age of 17, his daughter Emily Longley was murdered by her boyfriend. In this conversation Mark shares memories of Emily and who she was and the joy she brought to his life. We talk about coping with the challenges of grief and how he managed to avoid being totally consumed by it. The importance of making a stand against violence and the emotional toll of the trial that followed Emily's tragic death. Mark reflects on his...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 23 min
In 2006, Peter Beck from Invercargill at the bottom of New Zealand founded a company called Rocketlab with a dream of building rockets and sending them into space. A lot has happened in the 19 years since then. Personally, Peter Beck has been named the Kiwi Bank New Zealander of the year. He has also received a Knighthood. Professionally, the company he started is now worth around 15 billion dollars and employees around 2000 people. And is mentioned in the same conversations as Elon Musk and Jef...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 43 min
The FastCast is a highlights length version of a previously released episode of The Dom Harvey Podcast. The complete episode with Jeremy Wells was one of the first podcast episodes I ever recorded. It was released originally released in March 2022. I took my equipment over to Jeremy’s house and we sat in his office and recorded the episode- it was a hot day and I was anxious which caused me to sweat profusely. Jeremy Wells is one of New Zealand’s top broadcasters- he hosted the breakfast show on...
Jan 31, 2025•19 min
UFC legend Dan Hooker called into the Podlab studios in Auckland for one of the most memorable podcast episodes I’ve done so far- if you are yet to listen, it is well worth checking out. He is unlike any New Zealander I have ever met- his lighthearted and laidback approach to the most brutal sport on the planet is inspiring, hilarious, alarming and fascinating. After the podcast wrapped up, Dan was already running extremely late for his TV commitments at Sky, but he generously stuck around a bit...
Jan 29, 2025•27 min
UFC is the fastest growing sport in the world. And Dan "The Hangman" Hooker is one of the biggest stars of the sport. I have been a fan of Dan for years but had never met him until we connected for the podcast, and I hope you guys like this one as much as I did. The guy is HILARIOUS! And I genuinely believe its worth a listen, even if you are not a fan of combat sport. This is part of the Dan Hooker story, an insight into mind of one of the most intriguing New Zealanders I’ve ever met: He shares...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 40 min
Scott Blanks has never got on stage to tell a joke in his life. But he has done more to nurture and develop comedians and the NZ comedy scene than anybody else. Scott is a trained accountant who, in 1997, established NZs first comedy club- The Classic on Queen Street. 28 years later the Classic is still there and so is Scott. And both are thriving! This is a small part of the incredible Scott Blanks story. We talk the inception of The Classic, which in a previous life was an adult movie theatre....
Jan 22, 2025•2 hr 5 min
The FastCast is a highlights length version of a previously released episode of The Dom Harvey Podcast. The complete episode with Stefan Ozich was originally released in 2024, just days before Stefan embarked on a daunting running and fundraising attempt: A 6000km run of the length of NZ on the TeAraroa trail. Twice. From Cape Reinga to Bluff and back again. On the afternoon of Wednesday January 22, after 114 days of running around 60km daily, Stefan will finish at Cape Reinga. It has been an un...
Jan 21, 2025•17 min
Erin Routliffe is a kiwi tennis superstar. At the time of recording this she is ranked as the world’s second-best women’s doubles player. And for a time in 2024 she was ranked as number 1 in the world! With her doubles partner Gabby Dabrowski she won the US Open in 2023, she made the finals of Wimbledon in 2024, and they ended 2024 by winning the WTA finals in Saudi Arabia. She is also a finalist for Halberg the sportswoman of the year awards which will be announced in February. This is part of ...
Jan 19, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Fraser Grut is possibly one of those podcast guests that you are just hearing about now. I first met Fraser around 8 years ago and I’ve been following his progress since then. Fraser is a content creator and storyteller who has spent the last 9 years of his life filming people and asking them one real simple question: what is your dream? His goal is to film 10,000 dreams. So far, he has filmed 2000 from regular Kiwis as well as many massive international stars. Like Tony Hawke, Ashton Kutcher, M...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Dame Julie Christie is a powerhouse businesswoman and TV producer. She became a Dame in 2017 and in late 2024 she was named “Legend of the year” at the NZ TV awards. She has been called many things over the years- the Queen of Reality TV is a popular one. One newspaper columnist called her a Cultural Vandal once- we get into all the criticism in this conversation. Me? I’d call Dame Julie Christie a mate. And a person with a big heart and an even bigger work ethic. In this wide-ranging conversati...
Jan 12, 2025•2 hr 2 min
Guy Wills is an Alcohol Behavioural Coach who specialises in the areas of mental health, wellbeing, and addiction. Online he shares his content about living an alcohol-free lifestyle under the name “Right Mate” which is the greeting he uses to start all his videos. I first met Guy at the start of 2022 when he was just at the beginning of his sobriety journey. In the 3 years since then his life has changed exponentially for the better and it’s been really cool watching him thrive. This podcast is...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 8 min
