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=== Establishment ===

The '''NZ Paintball Message Boards''' were an online discussion forum associated with Paintball.co.nz.

The message boards provided a place for paintball players from different parts of New Zealand to communicate.

Internet discussion forums became important to recreational and competitive paintball during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Prior to their adoption, players relied on telephone calls, postal correspondence, commercial fields, team contacts and face-to-face meetings to exchange information.

The internet enabled players from separate regional communities to communicate without requiring a common club or tournament organisation.

The exact launch date of the NZ Paintball Message Boards has not been established.

However, their existence is independently confirmed by Mercenaries Star's contemporary directory.[1]