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{{Short description|Regional directory of paintball history in New Zealand}}


'''Paintball in New Zealand''' is the regional hub for New Zealand paintball history on [[Main Page|WikiPaintball]].
'''Paintball in New Zealand''' is WikiPaintball's regional directory for articles documenting the history and development of [[paintball]] in [[New Zealand]].


This page provides access to articles documenting the teams, tournaments, playing fields, organisations, equipment manufacturers and people who have contributed to paintball in New Zealand.
The collection covers teams, tournaments, playing fields, clubs, organisations, manufacturers, equipment, media and people associated with the sport.


From early recreational paintball and locally manufactured markers in the 1980s to national tournament competitions, international teams and modern paintball organisations, New Zealand has a rich and varied paintball history.
This page provides navigation to regional, historical and subject-specific collections. For a chronological overview, see [[History of paintball in New Zealand]].


WikiPaintball aims to preserve this history through contemporary publications, tournament records, photographs, archived websites and the recollections of people who participated.
== Explore New Zealand paintball ==


'''This page is a directory, not a comprehensive history.''' Explore the categories below to discover articles, records and historical resources.
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Subject
== Explore New Zealand Paintball ==
! Browse articles
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! style="width:35%;" | Category
! Description
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:New Zealand paintball teams|Teams]]'''
| '''Teams'''
| Tournament teams, amateur squads and recreational groups from across New Zealand.
| [[:Category:New Zealand paintball teams|New Zealand paintball teams]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand|Tournaments and Leagues]]'''
| '''Tournaments and leagues'''
| National championships, regional tournaments, league competitions and historical results.
| [[:Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand|Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball fields in New Zealand|Fields and Venues]]'''
| '''Fields and venues'''
| Commercial playing fields, former paintball parks, tournament venues and recreational facilities.
| [[:Category:Paintball fields in New Zealand|Paintball fields in New Zealand]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:New Zealand paintball organisations|Organisations and Clubs]]'''
| '''Organisations and clubs'''
| Sporting associations, tournament organisers, clubs and other organisations involved in developing the sport.
| [[:Category:New Zealand paintball organisations|New Zealand paintball organisations]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:New Zealand paintball people|People]]'''
| '''People'''
| Players, team captains, referees, field operators, organisers and other individuals who helped shape New Zealand paintball.
| [[:Category:New Zealand paintball people|New Zealand paintball people]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball equipment manufacturers in New Zealand|Equipment and Manufacturers]]'''
| '''Equipment manufacturers'''
| New Zealand paintball equipment, manufacturers, innovations and industry history.
| [[:Category:Paintball equipment manufacturers in New Zealand|Paintball equipment manufacturers in New Zealand]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:New Zealand paintball media|Media and Archives]]'''
| '''Media and archives'''
| Historical paintball websites, magazines, online forums, tournament reports and archived publications.
| [[:Category:New Zealand paintball media|New Zealand paintball media]]
|}
|}


== Explore by Region ==
== Explore by region ==


Paintball has been played throughout New Zealand, from the largest cities to smaller regional communities.
Browse paintball articles by their documented geographical connections.


Browse articles by geographic area.
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! Region
! Region
! Explore
! Explore
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Auckland|Auckland]]'''
| Northland
| Teams, fields, tournaments and organisations from the Auckland region.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Northland|Paintball in Northland]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Northland|Northland]]'''
| Auckland
| Paintball history in Whangārei and the wider Northland region.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Auckland|Paintball in Auckland]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Waikato|Waikato]]'''
| Waikato
| Fields, teams and competitions throughout the Waikato region.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Waikato|Paintball in Waikato]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in the Bay of Plenty|Bay of Plenty]]'''
| Bay of Plenty
| Rotorua, Tauranga and surrounding paintball communities.
| [[:Category:Paintball in the Bay of Plenty|Paintball in the Bay of Plenty]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Hawke's Bay|Hawke's Bay]]'''
| Gisborne / Tairāwhiti
| Regional fields, teams and tournaments.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Gisborne|Paintball in Gisborne]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Taranaki|Taranaki]]'''
| Hawke's Bay
| Paintball activity and organisations in Taranaki.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Hawke's Bay|Paintball in Hawke's Bay]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Manawatū-Whanganui|Manawatū-Whanganui]]'''
| Taranaki
| Fields, teams and tournaments in the lower North Island.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Taranaki|Paintball in Taranaki]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Wellington|Wellington]]'''
| Manawatū-Whanganui
| Paintball history in Wellington, the Kāpiti Coast and surrounding areas.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Manawatū-Whanganui|Paintball in Manawatū-Whanganui]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Nelson and Tasman|Nelson and Tasman]]'''
| Wellington
| Paintball activity in the upper South Island.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Wellington|Paintball in Wellington]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball on the West Coast|West Coast]]'''
| Nelson and Tasman
| Paintball history in Westport, Greymouth and the wider West Coast.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Nelson and Tasman|Paintball in Nelson and Tasman]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Canterbury|Canterbury]]'''
| Marlborough
| Christchurch and Canterbury paintball fields, teams and equipment manufacturing.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Marlborough|Paintball in Marlborough]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Otago|Otago]]'''
| West Coast
| Dunedin, Central Otago and regional tournament history.
| [[:Category:Paintball on the West Coast|Paintball on the West Coast]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball in Southland|Southland]]'''
| Canterbury
| Invercargill and Southland paintball history.
| [[:Category:Paintball in Canterbury|Paintball in Canterbury]]
|-
| Otago
| [[:Category:Paintball in Otago|Paintball in Otago]]
|-
| Southland
| [[:Category:Paintball in Southland|Paintball in Southland]]
|}
|}


== Historical Periods ==
== Historical periods ==
 
Explore New Zealand paintball by decade.
 
* [[:Category:1980s in New Zealand paintball|1980s in New Zealand paintball]]
* [[:Category:1990s in New Zealand paintball|1990s in New Zealand paintball]]
* [[:Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball|2000s in New Zealand paintball]]
* [[:Category:2010s in New Zealand paintball|2010s in New Zealand paintball]]
* [[:Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball|2020s in New Zealand paintball]]
 
== Tournament and league history ==
 
New Zealand's tournament paintball history is documented through national competitions, regional events, league records and international participation.
 
=== National and historical competitions ===


Explore the development of paintball in New Zealand through different decades.
* [[New Zealand Paintball Nationals]]
* [[Northland Open]]
* [[Super 5s (New Zealand)]]
* [[2008 Western Springs Open]]
* [[Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]


* '''[[:Category:1980s in New Zealand paintball|1980s]]''' – The early development of the sport, commercial fields and locally manufactured paintball equipment.
=== Tournament organisations ===
* '''[[:Category:1990s in New Zealand paintball|1990s]]''' – The growth of tournament paintball, national competitions and early teams.
* '''[[:Category:2000s in New Zealand paintball|2000s]]''' – Regional tournaments, changing equipment technology and international competition.
* '''[[:Category:2010s in New Zealand paintball|2010s]]''' – Modern tournament formats, new leagues and commercial field developments.
* '''[[:Category:2020s in New Zealand paintball|2020s]]''' – Contemporary teams, organisations, competitions and developments.


== Historical Records and Resources ==
* [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players Association]]
* [[New Zealand Premier Paintball League]]
* [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]]
* [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]


Much of New Zealand's paintball history survives in old tournament results, archived websites, magazines, photographs and personal collections.
The two organisations that used the abbreviation NZPPL are listed separately. See [[NZPPL]] for disambiguation.


WikiPaintball aims to preserve and reference these records wherever possible.
=== NZPPL historical results ===


{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
* [[2012 NZPPL Super 5 Man Series]]
* [[2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 1]]
* [[2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 2]]
* [[2013 NZPPL Race 2 Open Tournament]]
* [[2013 NZPPL Super 5 Man Event 3]]
 
== Historical records and resources ==
 
Many historical records survive through tournament publications, photographs, archived websites and competition databases.
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Resource
! Resource
! Explore
! Explore
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball rankings|Tournament Rankings]]'''
| Historical rankings
| Historical national and regional team rankings.
| [[:Category:Paintball rankings|Paintball rankings]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball media|Historical Publications]]'''
| Publications, forums and media
| Magazines, websites, tournament reports and paintball journalism.
| [[:Category:New Zealand paintball media|New Zealand paintball media]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:Paintball equipment|Equipment History]]'''
| Equipment manufacturing
| Paintball markers, air systems, accessories and equipment development.
| [[:Category:Paintball equipment manufacturers in New Zealand|New Zealand equipment manufacturers]]
|-
|-
| '''[[:Category:New Zealand paintball history|All New Zealand History Articles]]'''
| Historical articles
| Browse the wider collection of New Zealand historical articles.
| [[:Category:New Zealand paintball history|New Zealand paintball history]]
|}
|}


== Help Preserve New Zealand Paintball History ==
Additional resources include:
 
'''Do you remember a team, tournament or paintball field that deserves to be documented?'''
 
Many important parts of New Zealand paintball history were never formally recorded.
 
Old websites have disappeared, forums have closed, businesses have ceased operating, and photographs and tournament results have been lost.
 
Some of the most valuable information survives only in the memories and personal collections of former players, field operators and event organisers.
 
We're particularly interested in:


* Historical tournament results and team rosters
* [[NZ Paintball Message Boards]]
* Photographs, videos and old event programmes
* [[Valhalla National Rankings]]
* Information about former paintball fields and businesses
* [[History of paintball in New Zealand]]
* Early equipment and locally manufactured markers
* Historical magazines, websites and newspaper articles
* Personal recollections from players, referees and organisers


Firsthand memories are valuable, especially when they help identify people, places and events in surviving photographs or documents.
== Help preserve New Zealand paintball history ==


Where possible, WikiPaintball aims to distinguish historical recollections from information independently verified through contemporary sources.
WikiPaintball welcomes contributions documenting historical paintball activity throughout New Zealand.


'''Even a small contribution can help recover a forgotten part of New Zealand paintball history.'''
Useful sources include tournament results, original team rosters, event programmes, archived websites, contemporary newspaper reports and photographs.


== About This Collection ==
Firsthand recollections can help identify historical subjects, but unverified recollections should be distinguished from documented facts.


New Zealand is one of the first countries being documented by WikiPaintball because of the project's existing knowledge, historical records and connections within the New Zealand paintball community.
Smaller regional teams, former playing fields and local competitions are particularly valuable subjects where credible historical records survive.


The collection is a work in progress.
== About this collection ==


Some teams and tournaments have substantial surviving documentation, while others are known only through a handful of photographs, newspaper clippings or personal recollections.
This collection brings together WikiPaintball articles concerning New Zealand paintball.


As new material becomes available, existing articles can be expanded and corrected.
It is a developing historical reference rather than an exhaustive register of every team, field or tournament.


Our aim is to build a lasting historical reference that recognises everyone who contributed to the sport, from prominent national teams to local recreational fields and volunteers.
Articles are expanded and corrected as further verifiable information becomes available.


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== See also ==


'''WikiPaintball navigation:''' [[Main Page|Home]] · [[Paintball in Malta|Malta]] · [[Special:Categories|All categories]] · [[Special:AllPages|All articles]] · [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]
* [[History of paintball in New Zealand]]
* [[Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
* [[NZPPL]]
* [[Main Page]]


[[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]
[[Category:New Zealand paintball history]]

Latest revision as of 05:28, 25 October 2026

Paintball in New Zealand is WikiPaintball's regional directory for articles documenting the history and development of paintball in New Zealand.

The collection covers teams, tournaments, playing fields, clubs, organisations, manufacturers, equipment, media and people associated with the sport.

This page provides navigation to regional, historical and subject-specific collections. For a chronological overview, see History of paintball in New Zealand.

Explore New Zealand paintball

Subject Browse articles
Teams New Zealand paintball teams
Tournaments and leagues Paintball tournaments in New Zealand
Fields and venues Paintball fields in New Zealand
Organisations and clubs New Zealand paintball organisations
People New Zealand paintball people
Equipment manufacturers Paintball equipment manufacturers in New Zealand
Media and archives New Zealand paintball media

Explore by region

Browse paintball articles by their documented geographical connections.

Region Explore
Northland Paintball in Northland
Auckland Paintball in Auckland
Waikato Paintball in Waikato
Bay of Plenty Paintball in the Bay of Plenty
Gisborne / Tairāwhiti Paintball in Gisborne
Hawke's Bay Paintball in Hawke's Bay
Taranaki Paintball in Taranaki
Manawatū-Whanganui Paintball in Manawatū-Whanganui
Wellington Paintball in Wellington
Nelson and Tasman Paintball in Nelson and Tasman
Marlborough Paintball in Marlborough
West Coast Paintball on the West Coast
Canterbury Paintball in Canterbury
Otago Paintball in Otago
Southland Paintball in Southland

Historical periods

Explore New Zealand paintball by decade.

Tournament and league history

New Zealand's tournament paintball history is documented through national competitions, regional events, league records and international participation.

National and historical competitions

Tournament organisations

The two organisations that used the abbreviation NZPPL are listed separately. See NZPPL for disambiguation.

NZPPL historical results

Historical records and resources

Many historical records survive through tournament publications, photographs, archived websites and competition databases.

Resource Explore
Historical rankings Paintball rankings
Publications, forums and media New Zealand paintball media
Equipment manufacturing New Zealand equipment manufacturers
Historical articles New Zealand paintball history

Additional resources include:

Help preserve New Zealand paintball history

WikiPaintball welcomes contributions documenting historical paintball activity throughout New Zealand.

Useful sources include tournament results, original team rosters, event programmes, archived websites, contemporary newspaper reports and photographs.

Firsthand recollections can help identify historical subjects, but unverified recollections should be distinguished from documented facts.

Smaller regional teams, former playing fields and local competitions are particularly valuable subjects where credible historical records survive.

About this collection

This collection brings together WikiPaintball articles concerning New Zealand paintball.

It is a developing historical reference rather than an exhaustive register of every team, field or tournament.

Articles are expanded and corrected as further verifiable information becomes available.

See also

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