56 Years Underwater What NZ's Oceans Need This Election Darren Shields, 6x NZ Spearfishing Champ

🎣 Get the Net – Tight Lines, Loose Lips! 🎙️ · Nov 2, 2026 · 59m

Darren Shields has had his head underwater for 56 years. He's a 6x New Zealand spearfishing champion and a former president of Spearfishing New Zealand, has represented NZ around the world, and still holds the NZ spearfishing record for yellowfin tuna. In 2007 he and his wife Alison started Wettie in their garage. It's now a family-run spearfishing and freediving brand out of Albany, with their kids in the business and most of the gear designed in-house.

We sat down inside Wettie HQ for an honest yarn about a life spent in the ocean and how much it has changed. Darren grew up around…