The Dom Harvey Podcast

Hamish Kerr is New Zealand’s greatest ever high jumper.Last year he became the first ever NZ man to make it to the high jump finals at the Olympics, leaving Tokyo with a top 10 finishAnd a few months ago, he won a commonwealth games gold with a jump of two metres and 25cm- probably about the height of your ceiling.In this conversation we learn alot about high jumping.  We also chat about his terrible anxiety before the Olympics which came on after he went to a meet in Australia and “no heighted” (this means he failed all 3 of his jumps at the starting height (you learn something new every day!)  Its not all high jumping and running though.  As we do in every episode, we get to know much much more about the guy behind the gold medal and black singlet. Really hope ya like it.Dom  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jesse Tuke won Celebrity Treasure Island and $100,000 for his favourite charity, Live Ocean.Inga the winger was signed up to be on the show.  The former All Black superstar made it as far as the pre-filming stage where Jesse and the other cast members got to rub shoulders with him for around a week before he fell ill and returned home.Inga passed away shortly after that.  Making Jesse and the other Celebrity Treasure Island cast some of the last people to see him alive.In this bite size clip, taken from my full conversation with Jesse, he talks about that experience and the impact Inga had on him and the others.If you like this, feel free to listen to the full episode.Dom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I caught up with Jesse Tuke fresh from his win on Celebrity Treasure Island.  It was filmed at the beginning of this year so he has been sitting on this $100,000 secret for months!As well as chatting about his reality TV experience we talk about life in the shadow of a famous brother (Blair Tuke), being one of the last people to see “Inga the Winger” before he passed away, coping with being the “villain” on a reality TV show, his relationship with running and much much more.Thanks for listening.  Really hope you like this episode. Dom  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode first came out back in June this year.Today in New Zealand it is "Gumboot Friday."  A fundraising day created by Mike kings I Am Hope organisation. The conversation with Mike King is an episode I still get a constant stream of positve feedback about. If you are new to the podcast, or you missed this episode when I first released it, you should definiterly put it on your list.  Its very informative, with lots of mental health advice, but its also bloody funny.And to donate to gumboot friday, text BOOTS to 469 for an instant $3 donationDom    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In August 2017, Nick Ashhill was 81 punishing days into his run from one side of America to the other- LA to NY- doing around 50k every day.He didn’t finish the run though.  He was the victim of what he reckons was a deliberate hit and run accident from some meth head in a pick up truck that left him fighting for his life.16 surgeries and 5 years later, Nick went back to the spot of his accident to finish what he started. This is definitely one for the running nerds.  But I reckon its also just a pretty interesting story about an ordinary kiwi whose done some pretty extraordinary stuff despite some serious big hurdles to overcome. Really hope you guys like this episode.Dom  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This bite size snippet comes from my full conversation with the legnedary Joseph Sullivan.  Think of this as sort of like a trailer for a TV series on Netflix.  If you like this, maybe check out the full conversation when you have the time.After winning an Olympic gold medal for rowing in 2012 Joseph Sullivan found himself lost and in a bleak mental head space after he was pretty much shafted by rowing NZ, the organization and sport he had devoted a large chunk of his life to.In this clip, he talks about how he ended up finding his purpose again by joining the NZ fire service.Joseph is still a fire-fighter.  And has also gone on to win two Americas Cup’s as a grinder for Team New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the time of posting this bite size clip from my full podcast with Nikki Kaye, it is the breast cancer pink ribbon street appeal in New Zealand (If you go past a collector, please don’t pretend you are reading something on your phone).  In fact, I’d urge you to look round the house or car for any actual money- preferably notes- that you could drop in one of the buckets.In this clip, Nikk Kaye, the former National party deputy leader, talks us through her devastating diagnosis back in 2016 and the entire journey that followed.  Its not an easy listen in parts, but I can't thank Nikki enough for being so open.Here are some other stats from Breast Cancer NZ.  The number on the left is age by decade.  The numbers on the right are the risk of breast cancer in the next ten years:20s         1 in 1,31430s         1 in 20440s         1 in 5050s         1 in 3760s         1 in 2970s         1 in 36Here is a link if you wish to make a donation anytime you like:https://www.breastcancerfoundation.org.nz/donate/donate-now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joseph Sullivan is a HERO!  But I feel like he is one of those under-the-radar heroes.  Where the name rings a bell, but you can’t quite recall where you know it form.  And that is just the way this unassuming fire fighter and father from Bay of Plenty likes it.At the 2012 Olympics, he won a gold medal.  His rowing race was so epic that he won a Halberg Award for "New Zealand's Favorite Sporting Moment".He retired prematurely in 2014 after being screwed over by Rowing NZ, something which broke him and took a while to recover from.Since then, he has found a new purpose in the NZ fire service.  He got married, had 2 kids.  Oh, and trained as a grinder for Team NZ and won the Americas Cup.  Twice.It was such an honor to sit with Joseph at the Kawarau fire station to cover all aspects of his incredible life so far.  The very high highs.  And the very deep lows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This bite size clip comes from my full conversation with 3x world champion rower, Zoe McBride.  I do these shorter podcasts because I am aware not everyone has a spare hour to listen.  If you like this, feel free to download the full episode with Zoe and save it for a later date.In this bite size clip, Zoe talks me through the moment she decided to pull out of the Olympic Games to prioritize her health.  It was a decision that crushed not only her chance at Olympic gold, but also that of her rowing partner, Jackie Kiddle.Jackie is still rowing and, at the time of writing, was in Poland for the World Rowing Coastal Champs.Zoe is the healthiest and happiest she has been in years and is currently working towards a degree which is oarsome (see what I did there?  One for the rowers).Dom  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zoe McBride was a three-time world champion for rowing.  But her success came at a huge personal toll- physically first in the form of an obsession with her weight, then mentally. It all came to a head in April last year when Zoe and her rowing partner, Jackie Kiddle were gearing up for the Tokyo Olympics (where a medal was almost a certainty).  They never made it to the Olympics.  After endless months of wrestling with demons, Zoe made the call to put her physical and mental health first, a move that crushed not only her own Olympic dream, but Jackie’s as well. This is the incredible story of Zoe McBride- the world champion rower who prioritized her physical and mental health over likely Olympic glory.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.