Editing Splatterzone (Palmerston North)

'''Splatterzone''' was an indoor paintball venue at 23 Bennett Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand, beside Daytona Indoor Raceway. Its website, preserved in 2004, advertised an inflatable-bunker playing field, recreational bookings and tournament programmes.[1][2][3]

== History ==
Splatterzone's archived contact page named Stephen King as the contact for the venue and used a shared Daytona and Splatterzone Palmerston North email address.[1]

The historical director record for Daytona Indoor Raceway Limited lists Stephen Ernest King as a director during 2004. The company's incorporation predates the documented paintball operation and does not establish when Splatterzone opened.[4]

A contemporary review of [[Splatterzone (Hamilton)]] stated that its owners also operated Splatterzone in Palmerston North. The two venues were therefore documented as associated operations in 2004.[5]

== Facilities ==
The venue advertised a 22,000-square-foot indoor field with inflatable bunkers, situated next to Daytona Indoor Raceway. It offered daytime and evening play and accepted party bookings for up to 50 people.[2]

== Advertised competition ==
The archived tournament page advertised three- and five-player novice competitions, a three-player Young Guns format and a five-player Top Guns competition using a round-robin format.[3]

It also announced plans for leagues throughout the year and the selection of teams for sponsorship to national events. The page did not provide a dated calendar or tournament results.[3]

== See also ==
* [[Splatterzone (Hamilton)]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]

== References ==
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20040604031651/http://www.daytona.co.nz/SplatterZone/Splattercontact.htm Splatterzone: Contact Information]. Daytona/Splatterzone official website, archived 4 June 2004.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20040727211601/http://www.daytona.co.nz/SplatterZone/Splatterfield.htm Splatterzone: The Field]. Archived Daytona/Splatterzone official website, 2004.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20040813041208/http://www.daytona.co.nz/SplatterZone/Splatertourn.htm Splatterzone tournament programmes]. Daytona/Splatterzone official website, archived 13 August 2004.
# [https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/165223/directors Daytona Indoor Raceway Limited (165223): directors and historical director records]. New Zealand Companies Office, accessed 26 October 2026.
# [https://web.archive.org/web/20041011102504/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles/2004/splatzone.htm Field Review: Splatter Zone]. Tony “Skinny” Dickson, ''NZ Paintball Online'', 2004; archived 11 October 2004.

[[Category:Paintball fields in New Zealand]]