The Dom Harvey Podcast

Suzie Bates is one of the greatest athletes New Zealand has ever produced: A White Ferns legend, Olympian, Commonwealth Games medallist, double international and all-round bloody impressive human.

This podcast originally came out in 2023. I am rereleasing it because Suzie is about to retire from the game she has given everything to.
This truly is the end of an era: 20 years as a White Fern which is over half her life. She captained the White Ferns for almost seven years. The first woman to play 350 internationals, and the first woman to score 25,000 career runs across international and domestic cricket.

This chat covers everything:
Growing up in Dunedin, playing cricket with boys, making her Otago debut at 15, becoming a New Zealand basketball and cricket rep as a teenager, the rise of women’s cricket, form slumps, mental health, retirement and what comes next.

And then there are the stories: partying with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade at the Beijing Olympics (with David Beckham casually being there). Hanging out backstage with the Rolling Stones while Mick Jagger was watching cricket with one shoe on and much more!

Suzie Bates has earned GOAT status for her cricket, and she deserves it.
She is humble, funny and honest. A truly great Kiwi.
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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: https://www.generatewealth.co.nz/

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.


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Morgana O’Reilly. is the first ever Emmy Award Winning actress we have had on the podcast!

You may know her from the HBO show The White Lotus.
Or from the iconic Aussie soap, Neighbours.
Or maybe Mean Mums. Or the cop show Bust Up on Neon. Or her incredible film “Stories about my body”
But this conversation reminded me very quickly that a person is never just their IMDb page.

Morgana is so funny, so sharp, so sarcastic, so wildly honest, and one of those people who can tell a story about a rock bottom moment in her life and still somehow manage to make it funny, thoughtful and vulnerable all at once.

There is a lot in this one:

+ We talk White Lotus, of course.

+Her broke years in New York when she made money by being a model at foot worship parties.

+The reality of winning an Emmy Award during a pandemic.

+And her new film Stories About My Body, which started as a solo show and has now become this incredibly personal movie about making peace with the bits of yourself you’ve spent years fighting.

Morgana is AWESOME. For someone who is world class at pretending to be other people, she is also incredibly comfortable in her own skin. Even if you don’t know her or her work, you’ll be a fan after this. She has so many amazing stories, and she tells them brilliantly.

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Mark Sainsbury has been part of the NZ media landscape for as long as you can remember. For 5 years he was the host of a nightly 7pm show on TV1 called Close up. This was at a time when prime time free to air TV still commanded a huge audience.

And this is “Sainso’s” first ever long form podcast! It’s a very wide-ranging conversation:

+ We talk about his iconic moustache, of course.

+ His best stories about working with Sir Paul Holmes.

+ Memories of the 1981 Springbok tour

+ Getting publicly dumped from prime-time TV.

+ Why Paul Henry publicly criticized him.

+ His friendship with Sir Edmund Hillary.

+ Men’s health. Ageing. And the weirdness of having one of the country’s most familiar faces.

Mark is funny, self-deprecating, brutally honest, and full of stories that could only come from someone who has lived such a full life.

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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.

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Kate Gatfield-Jeffries is the founder of Moodi, one of the fastest-growing wellness brands in New Zealand.

Kate started the business straight out of uni, putting every cent she had into the company.
Four years later, Moodi is in supermarkets, selling millions of cans, expanding into Australia and heading for the US. And at the time of recording this episode Moodi is giving away a sexy gold Range Rovers worth $130,000.

All of this success has been due to one thing: Hard work.

Kate is impressive. She is disciplined, driven, thoughtful and incredibly honest about the unsexy parts of being an entrepreneur. Some of the ground we cover includes:

+ Her childhood and the books that inspired her.

+ The 40-year life plan written at 17.

+ The brutal first year of Moodi, and the cringy other name that was on her short list.

+ And why she still carries her teenage goal-setting journal with her when she travels.

This is a great episode for anyone who has ever wanted to start something, build something, or just understand what it takes to go all in on a dream.

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Barry Soper has been around New Zealand politics for so long that Rob Muldoon was Prime Minister back in the 1970s when Barry first started his life as a political reporter.

Since then he has covered all 12 Prime Ministers of New Zealand. He’s seen the boozing, the backstabbing, the egos, the feuds, the big personalities, the little moments, and all the stuff that never makes it into the official version of history.

And now, after 50 years in the press gallery, he’s put a lot of those stories into a new book called One Last Question, Prime Minister.
Barry is 74 now and still incredibly sharp, funny and totally unapologetic for his opinions.

Outside of the political stuff, some of the stuff we talk about includes:

+ His marriage with Heather Duplessis Allen, being a dad later in life and what he wants his younger kids to know about him when they grow up.

+ His feud with Duncan Garner.

+ Meeting Nelson Mandela, Yoko Ono and others.

+ His recent brush with death, grief, aging,

This was a really fun conversation. Barry is one of those great old-school New Zealand characters. A proper raconteur. And whether you agree with him or not, I think you will find this conversation incredibly entertaining.

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Massive thanks to my long‑term podcast sponsor, Generate.
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 generatekiwisaver.co.nz/dom.
No pressure, no hard sell, no judgment. Just clear advice to help you feel confident you’re on track. I promise you will not regret doing it- there is a good reason Generate won Consumer NZs Peoples Choice Award for the 6th time.

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.



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