The Dom Harvey Podcast

Thanks to Odoo for sponsoring this episode: https://www.odoo.com/r/mgS

My guest today is Winston Peters.

And in almost 400 episodes I don’t think I’ve ever had my research corrected quite so many times. This is most definitely the most combative guest I’ve had on the podcast!

Whatever your opinion of Winston as a political figure, I was keen to get to know the person behind the suit and the 50-year public career that has seen him work alongside a total of 12 different Prime Ministers.

We talk about growing up as one of 11 kids, the lessons from his mum and dad, ageing, faith, regrets, what keeps him going and how he’d like to be remembered.

There’s plenty of banter, a few prickly moments, and a lot of questions Winston would have preferred I didn’t ask.

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This episode is proudly brought to you by the legends at Odoo.

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Mike King is back for his second appearance on the podcast.

Mike was one of my very first guests when I launched the podcast in 2022, and a lot has happened since then.

In this conversation, we get into his charity I Am Hope and Gumboot Friday, the criticism that comes with his work, and whether being so outspoken sometimes gets in the way of what he’s trying to achieve.

But some of my favourite parts are much more personal.

Mike talks about waiting 45 years to hear his dad say “I love you”, his regrets as a father, getting sober, and the counsellor he credits with saving his life.

There are some big laughs, some uncomfortable questions, and A LOT of brutal unfiltered honesty.

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Massive thanks to my long‑term podcast sponsor, Generate.

Like a lot of Kiwis, I spent years saying, “I’ll look at my KiwiSaver account later.”

Turns out later comes around faster than you think, and the decisions you make now could be the difference between counting every dollar in retirement or having the freedom to take that trip you've always talked about.

I switched my KiwiSaver account to Generate after they came on board, and honestly, I should’ve done it sooner.

They’re an award-winning KiwiSaver provider with strong long‑term performance. You can check out their latest returns online, or book a no‑obligation chat with one of their friendly advisers at generatekiwisaver.co.nz/dom.

No pressure, no judgement — they’re just there to help wherever you’re at in your investing journey.

The issuer of the scheme is Generate Investment Management Limited. You can view their Product Disclosure Statement and Financial Advice Provider information at generatekiwisaver.co.nz/disclosures.

Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

And just a reminder — I’m a podcast host, not a financial adviser. This is general information only, and I recommend getting expert advice before making any financial decisions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chances are you know the name. And chances are you have an opinion on Chloe Swarbrick.

This podcast is very light on politics - My goal here was to get know know more about who Chloe is as a person and what makes her tick.

We get into her childhood, the dad who raised her- her hero, finding her biological dad at 21, her mental health struggles as a teenager, love and heartbreak, and the toll of life in politics.

We also talk about why she’ll stop and talk to people who hate her, and what keeps her going when the job gets tough.

I really enjoyed getting to know the person behind the politics and I hope you do too.

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This episode is proudly brought to you by the legends at Odoo.

https://www.odoo.com/r/8xa

If you run a business, here’s a question: How many different bits of software are you paying for right now?

One for accounting. One for sales. Another for projects. Another for inventory. Another for your website.

Odoo is designed to simplify all of that.

It’s a user-friendly, all-in-one business management solution, with a huge range of apps that are fully integrated and designed to work together.

So instead of building your business around a pile of disconnected tools, you can manage it from one platform.

Have a look for yourself! You can try Odoo free for 15 days, with no credit card required, at https://www.odoo.com/r/8xa

Odoo. All your business, on one platform.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel are two of Australia’s biggest stars. You might know them from the TV shows My Kitchen Rules or Off the Grid.

They're hilarious together, and their friendship truly is something special. But it wasn't always that way. In fact, they started out as enemies. We talk about how that feud turned into a beautiful bromance.

Colin opens up about his recent drug controversy and the impact it had on his family and his mental health.

And Manu shares some incredibly personal stories about his childhood, his absent father, and a career setback that sent him into a dark place.

There's plenty of laughs in this one, but there's also a lot of honesty and vulnerability. You’ll love this episode.

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Massive thanks to my long-term podcast sponsor, Generate.

We’ve all got that one mate who’s convinced they’ve worked out how to beat the market, usually with a lot of confidence and no actual expertise.

So, here's your reminder not to get caught up in the noise and trust the real investment experts at Generate.

I sat down with a Generate KiwiSaver adviser when they came on as sponsor in 2023, and it was one of those conversations that made me think, why didn’t I do this earlier?

A Generate adviser can help you figure out what fund type is best suited to your KiwiSaver goals.

Start planning now—Book a no cost chat with an adviser at generatekiwisaver.co.nz/dom

The issuer of the scheme is Generate Investment Management Limited. To see their PDS and Financial Advice Provider info see generatekiwisaver.co.nz/disclosures.

Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

And remember, I’m not a financial adviser, so this is just general information. I recommend getting expert advice before making any financial decisions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Law is a former NZSAS soldier. He’s survived an armed ambush in Africa, he nearly died from a flesh-eating disease, and built a helicopter business that included owning a Black Hawk.

But he's probably best known for what he did on December 9, 2019, when Whakaari White Island erupted. Mark flew his helicopter into the danger zone and helped rescue people who were trapped on the island.

In this conversation, he takes us inside that horrific day, the controversial WorkSafe prosecution that followed, and shares some incredible stories from his life.

The biggest surprise for me was his answer when I asked him about the hardest thing he's ever been through…and it wasn't any of those experiences.

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This episode is proudly brought to you by the legends at Odoo..

https://www.odoo.com/r/iyAe

If you run a business, here’s a question: How many different bits of software are you paying for right now?

One for accounting. One for sales. Another for projects. Another for inventory. Another for your website.

Odoo is designed to simplify all of that.

It’s a user-friendly, all-in-one business management solution, with a huge range of apps that are fully integrated and designed to work together.

So instead of building your business around a pile of disconnected tools, you can manage it from one platform.

Have a look for yourself! You can try Odoo free for 15 days, with no credit card required, at https://www.odoo.com/r/iyAe

Odoo. All your business, on one platform.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even if you don’t know the name you most definitely know this guests work! I’d almost guarantee you have sung or danced to his song, The Time Warp!

Richard O’Brien is the creator and writer of The Rocky Horror Show. A show he wrote more than 50 years ago that is still an international cult classic.

This is Richards first ever long form podcast and it was an absolute honor that he chose mine.

Richard is 84. He is sharp as ever, funny, opinionated, occasionally outrageous - and completely comfortable saying exactly what he thinks

***

Massive thanks to my long‑term podcast sponsor, Generate.

Like a lot of Kiwis, I spent years saying, “I’ll look at my KiwiSaver account later.”

Turns out later comes around faster than you think, and the decisions you make now could be the difference between counting every dollar in retirement or having the freedom to take that trip you've always talked about.

I switched my KiwiSaver account to Generate after they came on board, and honestly, I should’ve done it sooner.

They’re an award-winning KiwiSaver provider with strong long‑term performance. You can check out their latest returns online, or book a no‑obligation chat with one of their friendly advisers at generatekiwisaver.co.nz/dom.

No pressure, no judgement. They are just there to help wherever you’re at in your investing journey.

The issuer of the scheme is Generate Investment Management Limited. You can view their Product Disclosure Statement and Financial Advice Provider information at generatekiwisaver.co.nz/disclosures.

Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

And just a reminder — I’m a podcast host, not a financial adviser. This is general information only, and I recommend getting expert advice before making any financial decisions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Interesting. And over time, he worked his way into her life.

There was just one fairly major problem: Almost everything about him was BULLSHIT!

His name. His history. His business dealings. His money. His stories.

And eventually Emma would discover that the man she thought she knew was actually a convicted conman.

By then, she had transferred him hundreds of thousands of dollars.

What happened next is absolutely wild.

This episode isn't really about the money. It's about what happens when somebody completely destroys your ability to trust your own judgment.

And how you rebuild yourself after discovering that someone you let into your life was never actually the person they claimed to be.

If you've ever heard about somebody being scammed and thought, “How could anyone fall for that?” —this episode might completely change the way you think about it.

This is Emma Ferris.

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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, the stories somehow get even crazier.

Pete tells me about being bitten by one of the most dangerous snakes in Central America, then crawling for hours through the jungle while genuinely believing he might die. At the hospital, things got so bad that one of the doctors basically said goodbye to him.

We talk about being stabbed in Brazil, coming face-to-face with armed pirates, corruption, illegal gold mining, wildlife trafficking and why, at 61, Pete still has absolutely no interest in slowing down.

But underneath all the unbelievable adventure, I think there’s an interesting conversation here about how to live.

Pete owns virtually nothing. He doesn’t earn a salary. And yet he genuinely believes he’s one of the luckiest people alive.

At one point he asks a question that really stuck with me: Is the world a better place because you were in it?

***

Massive thanks to my long‑term podcast sponsor, Generate.

Like a lot of Kiwis, I spent years saying, “I’ll look at my KiwiSaver account later.”

Turns out later comes around faster than you think, and the decisions you make now could be the difference between counting every dollar in retirement or having the freedom to take that trip you've always talked about.

I switched my KiwiSaver account to Generate after they came on board, and honestly, I should’ve done it sooner.

They’re an award-winning KiwiSaver provider with strong long‑term performance. You can check out their latest returns online, or book a no‑obligation chat with one of their friendly advisers at generatekiwisaver.co.nz/dom.

No pressure, no judgement — they’re just there to help wherever you’re at in your investing journey.

The issuer of the scheme is Generate Investment Management Limited. You can view their Product Disclosure Statement and Financial Advice Provider information at generatekiwisaver.co.nz/disclosures.

Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

And just a reminder — I’m a podcast host, not a financial adviser. This is general information only, and I recommend getting expert advice before making any financial decisions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 decades in sales, real estate and high-pressure negotiations, and she believes negotiating is a skill that anyone can learn.

And there is so much practical stuff in this conversation.

+ How to ask your boss for a pay rise.

+ What to do when someone simply says no.

+ Why you should stop deciding how a conversation is going to go before it even starts.

+ How to work out why someone is resisting you.

+ And why some of the best negotiations are actually supposed to feel uncomfortable.

+ We also get into relationships, confidence, men versus women, knowing when to walk away, and much more.

This is one of those episodes where hopefully you will hear something and be able to use it in your every day life.

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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 a best seller after Dan Carter endorsed it. And he has a new book out now called The Winners Formula.

In this conversation we get into what Kerry learned from organizations like McClaren and the All Blacks.

What he learned from people like Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher.

Why champions work differently, what causes people to choke under pressure, and why simply “working hard” isn’t enough.

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Thanks very much to the sponsors of this episode, the Generate KiwiSaver Scheme.

Generate, like today’s guest, put performance first.

Your KiwiSaver account is one of those things that’s easy to set up and then completely ignore whilst you’re hoping it’s all working out in the background.

I had a chat with a Generate KiwiSaver adviser when they came on as sponsor, and it genuinely gave me clarity on what it means to have a KiwiSaver plan, and whether mine was actually set up to perform over the long-term.

Generate is an award‑winning KiwiSaver provider with a strong track record of long‑term performance. You can check out their latest returns online, or book a no‑obligation chat with one of their advisers at https://www.generatewealth.co.nz/dom

No pressure, just clear advice to help you feel confident you’re on track, without any judgement for leaving this on the to‑do list a bit longer than planned.

The issuer of the scheme is Generate Investment Management Limited. To see their PDS and Financial Advice Provider info see generatekiwisaver.co.nz/disclosures.

Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

And remember, I’m not a financial adviser, so this is just general information. I recommend getting expert advice before making any financial decisions.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.