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Brendon Charles is a New Zealand paintball player, tournament organiser and field operator associated with Tag n’ Release, Rotorua’s Volcanic tournaments, Mountain Adventures Rotorua and Team Kiwi.

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'''Brendon Charles''' is a New Zealand tournament [[paintball]] player, organiser and field operator associated with [[Tag n' Release]], early Volcanic tournaments in Rotorua, and the 2004 [[Team Kiwi]] delegation to Malaysia. He was also the director and sole shareholder of Mountain Adventures Rotorua Limited, which operated a paintball field in Rotorua.[1][2][3][4][5]

== Tag n' Release ==
Charles was listed as treasurer of Tag n' Release in an April 2001 profile contributed by Russell Clement to ''Mercenaries Star''. The Rotorua-based team used Paintball Rotorua as its home field.[1]

The same profile named [[Gary Dykes]] as captain and [[Peter Mumby]] as manager, alongside Russell Clement, [[Gavin Mumby]], Shane Lukis and Jeremy Jeffs.[1]

== Tournament organisation ==
Charles was involved in organising the early Volcanic paintball tournaments in Rotorua during the early 2000s. His involvement is documented in contemporary NZ Paintball Online coverage.[3]

== Team Kiwi ==
In 2004, Charles travelled to Malaysia as a player with Team Kiwi. His teammates were [[Kyn Jackson]], Peter Mumby, [[Martin Dannefaerd]] and [[Brian Thornley]].[2]

The team competed at [[Xtion Paintball Park|Xtion Paintball]] in Kuala Lumpur and finished fifth. Its participation was documented in a report published by NZ Paintball Online and preserved through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.[2]

== Paintball business ==
Charles was the director and sole shareholder of '''Mountain Adventures Rotorua Limited''', incorporated on 24 February 1995. A historical company-directory record lists him under his full name, Brendon Ronald Charles, with his directorship beginning on the incorporation date.[4]

According to a firsthand contributor account, Mountain Adventures Rotorua operated a paintball field in Rotorua. The same account identifies Charles as having worked with an importer involved in bringing [[JT USA|JT]] equipment into New Zealand during this period.[5]

== See also ==
* [[Tag n' Release]]
* [[Team Kiwi]]
* [[Paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Peter Mumby]]
* [[Brian Thornley]]
* [[JT USA]]

== References ==
# Russell Clement, [https://www.geocities.ws/mercstar_nz/Links/TagNRelease.htm Tag n' Release]. Mercenaries Star, April 2001. Preserved on Geocities.ws.
# Michael Earley, report on Team Kiwi's 2004 Malaysian tournament appearance. NZ Paintball Online. Archived through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine; a copy was supplied by a contributor. Documents the playing roster and fifth-place finish.
# NZ Paintball Online, contemporary coverage of the early Volcanic tournaments in Rotorua. Archived articles supplied by a contributor.
# [https://www.nzlbusiness.com/company/struck-off/Mountain-Adventures-Rotorua-Limited Mountain Adventures Rotorua Limited]. NZL Business. Historical company-directory record, company number 639965, NZBN 9429038641688.
# Firsthand contributor account supplied on 24 October 2026. Confirms that Brendon Ronald Charles is the paintball player and organiser, that Mountain Adventures Rotorua operated a paintball field, and that he worked with an importer of JT equipment.

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Admin: Brendon Charles is a New Zealand paintball player, tournament organiser and field operator associated with Tag n’ Release, Rotorua’s Volcanic tournaments, Mountain Adventures Rotorua and Team Kiwi.