Paintball Hawkes Bay

Paintball Hawkes Bay, also referred to as Paintball HB, was a paintball operation associated with Les Hall in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Historical sources identify its Pines field at Roys Hill and a later Ngatarawa Road venue near Bridge Pa. Hawke's Bay Regional Council records also list the operation as a land user at Moteo.[1][2][4][5]

History

Pines field

An announcement for the 2000 Hawke's Bay Triples identified the venue as Paintball Hawke's Bay's Pines Paintball Field on State Highway 50 at Roys Hill. Paintball Hawke's Bay and the Hawke's Bay Paintball Club jointly presented the competition, with Les Hall listed as the contact.[4]

A profile archived in August 2002 identified Hall as the field operator of Paintball Hawkes Bay and captain of the Bay Boys. Hall stated that he had been involved in paintball since 1990.[1]

Ngatarawa Road venue

On 14 September 2006, Hall announced the opening of a new Paintball HB facility on Ngatarawa Road near Bridge Pa aerodrome. He described the site as substantially larger than the previous location, with space for overnight camping and plans to develop three playing fields.[2]

The announcement advertised a friendly round-robin triples competition for the opening, with players expected from Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Palmerston North and Wellington.[2]

The Ngatarawa Road field subsequently hosted the Hawke's Bay Triples on 7–8 February 2009. The tournament announcement gave the address as 75/77 Ngatarawa Road, Bridge Pa, Hastings, and advertised on-site camping. Post-event discussion confirmed that the tournament took place.[3]

Moteo listing

Hawke's Bay Regional Council's 2017 Environmental Code of Practice for River Control and Waterway Works listed Paintball Hawke's Bay as a special-interest user group at Moteo on the Tutaekuri River, with access by council key. The document identified Paintball Hawke's Bay among groups holding specific land-use agreements and licences to occupy council land.[5]

See also

• Hawke’s Bay Triples
• Hawke's Bay Paintball Club
• Paintball in New Zealand

References

1. “Les Hall”, New Zealand Paintball, Who's Who profile. Archived 18 August 2002.
2. “Paintball HB New field”, NZ P8NT forum, 14–15 September 2006. Archived 20 October 2008.
3. “HB Triples 2009”, NZPaintball forum, January–March 2009. Archived 18 August 2009.
4. “Hawkes Bay Triples Competition”, Mercenaries Star, 2000 tournament announcement preserved by OoCities.
5. Environmental Code of Practice for River Control and Waterway Works, Hawke's Bay Regional Council, February 2017, version 4, report 3256–AM 04/15, section 6.3, table 4, p. 37.