Editing Bay of Plenty Paintball Club (section)

== TECT All Terrain Park ==

=== Location ===

Bay of Plenty Paintball Club operates its playing facilities at TECT All Terrain Park, located near Ngawaro on State Highway 36 between Tauranga and Rotorua.

TECT Park is a large public recreation area developed as a joint venture between Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

The park accommodates numerous outdoor recreation and sporting organisations, including motorsport, shooting sports and paintball. [6]

Bay of Plenty Paintball Club is recognised by TECT Park as one of its organised user groups.

=== Speedball field ===

The club operates a dedicated speedball playing field equipped with inflatable Sup'Air bunkers.

The field is used for competitive training, organised tournaments and recreational speedball sessions.

Its grass playing surface was established during the original site development.

A January 2020 club report documented maintenance of the playing surface, noting that the grass had been established approximately one year earlier. [7]

The facility has hosted three-player speedball events and other organised tournament formats.

=== Recreational playing areas ===

The club also provides facilities for recreational paintball and bushball.

These activities allow participants to play in a less formal environment than competitive speedball.

The club caters to both experienced players using their own equipment and newer participants requiring rental equipment.

A June 2026 newspaper report described the site's development from an undeveloped bush and valley area into facilities incorporating both recreational and competitive paintball playing areas. [8]

=== Equipment and air supply ===

The club provides rental paintball markers and protective masks for introductory participants.

The site also provides compressed-air filling facilities for players using high-pressure air systems.

Its published information identifies high-pressure air fills up to approximately 4,200 psi. [5]

Paintballs of different grades are available to members and casual players.

The club requires markers to be chronographed and players to use suitable protective equipment and approved compressed-air systems.

Games are supervised by referees, and the organisation publishes rules intended to maintain safe playing conditions.