Erica Stanford On Cabinet, Kids, Coke Zero & The Job's Real Cost
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What is the KiwiSaver sponsorship message at the beginning of the episode?
Hello and thank you for choosing to listen to this episode of the Dom Harvey Podcast, sponsored by the Generate Kiwi Saver Scheme. Coming up, Erica Stanford. Politics
is it's a pretty
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toxic soup. It's pretty awful. And and it can get really hard and you you know, when things like that happen you certainly know who your friends are and some some odd people come out of the woodwork.
Erica Stanford is one of the most formidable politicians in New Zealand and, by her own admission, much, much happier, talking about policy rather than herself. But this conversation is just that, it's about the person behind the portfolio. Erica opens up about mum guilt, the sacrifices her family have made, the brutal pressures of politics, and whether she sees herself as a future prime minister. We also discuss small stuff like her obsession with Coke Zero, her love of green day, and the wonderfully weird man she's been with since she was a teenager. Just before we get into the episode with Erica, massive thanks to my long-term podcast sponsor, Generate. Like a lot of Kiwis, I spent years blowing up my Kiwi saver, telling myself it's something I'll worry about later.
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Uh, a little bit, because you don't want to talk policy. And I love talking policy. Oh policy is
so personal. Policy's so boring. Why yeah, why why don't you wanna talk uh Erica Stanford and who she is, the lady behind the title?
I think everyone probably is a bit uncomfortable about talking about themselves. Oh, you'd be surprised. Oh really? Okay, well I've always felt a little bit awkward about it. I love talking about education and policy and and, you know, children getting ahead. That's my that's my jam. But I'm happy to happy to answer
the personal questions. Well that's great. Well we'll see how it goes. First first of all, how is it being in this room for you? Is it is it um is it uh I is it um nostalgic, reflective, is it triggering? We're surrounded by Ortex.
Oh are we?
Yeah, so you were um in a past life you were the export product marketing specialist for Ortex.
Yeah, well that that is uh overblowing the title slightly. I was just the export sales manager.
But that's uh yeah, soundproofing. Ortex on they're on the the back of the jerseys of the Warriors. Yeah, they
are. And every time I go into a school They've got vertex and composition, which are the the wall coverings on ev wall of every classroom in New Zealand as well. So I'm I'm right at home everywhere I go.
So it was a good time?
At Ortex. It was great. I was the only woman on the senior management team. Um it was great. They were a great company to work for. I'd worked for two family companies, so I started at Jason Placemats, great family owned company, exported all around the world, uh, and then on to Ortex as well.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the KiwiSaver sponsorship message at the beginning of the episode?
0:00–8:21
2
How does the host introduce Erica Stanford and shift to personal topics?
8:21–29:41
3
What does Erica say about the pressures and realities of being a cabinet minister?
29:41–54:30
4
How did Erica adjust to giving up full‑time parenting when she became a cabinet minister?
54:30–1:07:09
5
What strategies does she use to balance demanding parliamentary work with family life?
1:07:09–1:20:47
6
How does she prepare for media interviews and handle on‑air pressure?
1:20:47–1:37:55
7
What are her thoughts on legacy, future plans and stepping away from politics?
1:37:55–1:50:19
Speakers
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