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| | '''Commando One Paintball''', also known as '''Commando One''' or '''C1''', was a New Zealand paintball operator associated with [[Rob Tapper]]. Originally based in Penrose, Auckland, it later operated an outdoor facility on Hayward Road at Whangārata, near Tuakau. |
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| '''Commando One Paintball''' (also known as '''Commando One''' or '''C1''') was a New Zealand [[paintball]] operator associated with [[Rob Tapper]]. Originally based in Penrose, Auckland, the business subsequently operated an outdoor paintball facility on Hayward Road in Whangārata, near Tuakau, south of Auckland.
| | Commando One was operating by 1995 and provided recreational paintball, rental equipment and facilities for players using their own equipment. It was also involved with Auckland's early online paintball community through an event organised by [[PaintNet (New Zealand)|PaintNet]].[1] |
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| Commando One was part of New Zealand's early commercial paintball industry, providing recreational games, rental equipment and facilities for players using their own equipment. The business operated during the 1990s and was documented at its Whangārata location in April 2000.[1]
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| The field was also associated with several members of New Zealand's early paintball community, including [[Grant Fraser]] and [[Michael Earley]]. Surviving examples of equipment produced by New Zealand manufacturer [[Pursuit Supplies International]] (PSI) were retained at the Whangārata facility during the late 1990s.[2]
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| == History == | | == History == |
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| === Establishment === | | === Penrose === |
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| Commando One was established as a commercial paintball operation in the Auckland region under Rob Tapper.
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| The business was active before the late 1990s, although its original opening date has not been established from surviving contemporary records.
| | Commando One's original facility was in Penrose, an industrial suburb of Auckland. |
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| Its early operations took place in '''Penrose''', an industrial suburb of Auckland.
| | Former employee Michael Earley recalls that the venue included an outdoor playing area and an early speedball field. The precise address and opening date have not been established from surviving contemporary records.[2] |
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| According to former employee Michael Earley, the original venue was an outdoor paintball field located within an industrial area.[2]
| | [[Grant Fraser]], who was involved in New Zealand paintball and the preservation of early locally manufactured equipment, also worked at the Penrose operation according to the same recollection.[2] |
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| The Penrose operation provided recreational paintball at a time when commercial paintball in New Zealand was still developing and equipment was predominantly based on mechanical semi-automatic and pump-action markers.
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| Earley also recalls an early speedball playing area at the Penrose venue. The exact configuration and date of this field have not been independently documented.
| | Commando One was documented by late 1995 in an article written by [[Rob Maddox]] for ''Australian Paintballer''. |
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| Rob Tapper remained associated with the business during its subsequent relocation to Whangārata. | | The article described an InterBBS four-player stock-class tournament organised for members of [[PaintNet (New Zealand)|PaintNet]], a free bulletin-board network operated by members of the Auckland team [[Kamo Karzi]]. Maddox credited Kamo Karzi members, players from the [[Saints (New Zealand paintball team)|Saints]], new players and Commando One field operator '''Rob Tapper''' with assisting the event.[1] |
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| === Penrose facility ===
| | Tapper also supplied the tournament trophy. The competition was won by the Mordor BBS team of Psyg, Allison, Hobbit and Wolf.[1] |
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| The original Commando One playing field was located in Penrose, Auckland. | | The article identifies Tapper contemporaneously as the Commando One field operator and establishes that the business was active by 1995. It does not state conclusively that the tournament itself was played at Commando One. |
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| The venue provided organised paintball games and was used by recreational players during the development of commercial paintball in New Zealand.
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| New Zealand paintball player and equipment historian [[Grant Fraser]] worked at the Penrose facility before its relocation, according to Earley's recollections.[2]
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| Fraser was also involved in the wider Auckland paintball community, including employment at Dave Pellet's Tactics paintball operation.
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| His later contributions to paintball historian [[Daniel Bacci]] included photographs and information about early New Zealand-manufactured paintball markers.[3]
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| The precise street address of the original Penrose field and its opening and closing dates have not been established.
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| === Relocation to Whangārata === | | === Relocation to Whangārata === |
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| Commando One subsequently relocated from Penrose to a rural site in '''Whangārata''', near Tuakau and Pukekohe, in the northern Waikato region. | | Commando One subsequently relocated to a rural site on Hayward Road at '''Whangārata''', near Tuakau and Pukekohe. |
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| The new facility was located on '''Hayward Road'''.
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| Earley recalls working at the Whangārata venue during approximately 1997–1999, establishing that the relocation had taken place by the late 1990s.[2]
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| The rural location provided wooded terrain suitable for recreational paintball.
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| The new facility continued operating under the Commando One name and remained associated with Rob Tapper.
| | Earley recalls working at the Whangārata operation between approximately 1997 and 1999, indicating that the relocation had taken place by the late 1990s.[2] |
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| ==== Contemporary field listing ====
| | A contemporary WARPIG Field Finder entry dated 12 April 2000 listed Commando One on Hayward Road, approximately ten minutes from Pukekohe. Rob Tapper was named as the contact.[3] |
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| On '''12 April 2000''', Commando One was added to the international WARPIG Field Finder.[1]
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| The directory listed the business at:
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| '''Hayward Road, Whangārata, approximately ten minutes from Pukekohe.'''
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| The business's website was listed as:
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| '''www.commando.co.nz'''
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| The directory identified Rob Tapper as the field's contact.
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| It also recorded the availability of wooded playing fields, rental equipment, carbon dioxide filling facilities and walk-on participation.
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| The WARPIG entry provides contemporary evidence that Commando One was operating at Whangārata in 2000.
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| == Playing facilities == | | == Playing facilities == |
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| === Whangārata fields ===
| | The Whangārata operation used wooded outdoor playing areas.[3] |
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| The Whangārata venue operated on rural land with wooded playing areas. | |
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| The WARPIG directory classified Commando One as a facility with wooded fields rather than an indoor paintball centre.[1]
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| The natural terrain was used for recreational paintball games, with vegetation and other features providing cover for participating players.
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| The site was accessible from the Pukekohe and Tuakau areas and attracted players from the wider Auckland region.
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| === Rental equipment ===
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| Commando One supplied paintball equipment for recreational customers.
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| The April 2000 WARPIG listing recorded both:
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| * Pump-action rental markers
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| * Semi-automatic rental markers
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| The availability of both systems reflected the continued use of pump-action equipment alongside the growing popularity of semi-automatic markers during the 1990s.
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| The directory also identified carbon dioxide filling facilities.[1]
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| === Players using their own equipment ===
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| The Whangārata facility allowed experienced players to bring their own paintball equipment.
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| The WARPIG listing specifically identified the venue as accepting players bringing their own paintballs, distinguishing it from fields operating under compulsory field-paint-only policies.[1]
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| The directory also confirmed that walk-on players were welcome.
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| These arrangements enabled recreational customers and existing paintball enthusiasts to participate at the same venue.
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| === Staging and visitor facilities ===
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| The 2000 directory recorded sheltered staging areas and paved parking or access.
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| These facilities supported group bookings and organised recreational games.
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| The WARPIG entry did not identify compressed-air filling beyond carbon dioxide, nor did it record dedicated tournament facilities at Whangārata.
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| == People ==
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| === Rob Tapper ===
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| '''Rob Tapper''' was the operator associated with Commando One during both its Penrose and Whangārata periods.
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| He was identified as the business's contact in its April 2000 WARPIG listing.[1]
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| Tapper oversaw the operation of the recreational paintball facility and was involved in the business during its relocation from Auckland to the rural Whangārata site.
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| His involvement is also documented through recollections of former employees.
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| === Grant Fraser ===
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| '''Grant Fraser''' was involved in New Zealand paintball during the 1980s and 1990s.
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| According to Michael Earley, Fraser worked at Commando One during its earlier Penrose period.[2]
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| Fraser was subsequently associated with Dave Pellet's Tactics paintball field.
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| He maintained an interest in early New Zealand paintball equipment, including markers manufactured by Steve Constable's Pursuit Supplies International.
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| In 2007, Fraser supplied photographs and information about his PSI M-16 Stinger to paintball historian Daniel Bacci.[3]
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| This correspondence contributed to later research into the history of New Zealand paintball manufacturing.
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| === Michael Earley ===
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| [[Michael Earley]] began playing paintball at Commando One during the late 1990s.
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| He subsequently worked at the Whangārata venue as a teenager, beginning at approximately 13 or 14 years of age.[2]
| | * pump-action rental markers; |
| | * semi-automatic rental markers; |
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| | * participation by walk-on players; and |
| | * permission for players to bring their own equipment and paintballs.[3] |
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| His responsibilities included refereeing recreational games, assisting with field operations and working on the business's website.
| | The availability of both rental equipment and walk-on participation allowed the venue to serve organised recreational groups and established players. |
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| Commando One was Earley's first employment in the paintball industry.
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| He later became involved in tournament paintball, including playing for [[Team Insane]], working at Auckland paintball fields and participating in international competitions.
| | In 2000, Commando One was associated with plans for a recurring large-scale recreational paintball game. |
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| In 2000, the Mercenaries Star tournament calendar identified him as '''Mike Early''', an operator at Commando One, in connection with proposals for a recreational paintball event.[4]
| | The [[Mercenaries Star]] events calendar described a proposed twice-yearly game at Commando One and invited players to suggest its format and content.[4] |
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| The contemporary spelling in the calendar differs from his surname, Earley.
| | On 17 July 2000, WARPIG recorded the addition of a Commando One big-game announcement to its recreational paintball section.[5] |
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| == Recreational paintball and events ==
| | These records establish that the event was publicly proposed and promoted. No contemporary report or results confirming that the proposed game took place have been identified. |
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| === Walk-on games === | | == Equipment history == |
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| Commando One provided recreational paintball for individuals and groups.
| | Former employees recall that examples of early New Zealand paintball markers manufactured by [[Pursuit Supplies International]] were retained at the Whangārata facility during the late 1990s.[2] |
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| The Whangārata facility accepted walk-on participants and customers using their own equipment and paintballs.[1] | | The equipment reportedly included examples of the PSI M-16 Stinger and Scorpion Elite. These markers were associated with New Zealand designer [[Steve Constable]], whose company produced pump-action and semi-automatic paintball equipment during the sport's early development in New Zealand.[6] |
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| The wooded playing environment supported recreational games rather than exclusively organised tournament competition. | | The presence of particular PSI models at Commando One is based on participant recollection rather than a surviving company equipment inventory. |
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| The venue formed part of Auckland's recreational paintball community during a period when field operators also provided meeting places for existing paintball enthusiasts.
| | == Website == |
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| === Proposed large-scale scenario game ===
| | Commando One maintained a website at '''commando.co.nz''' by April 2000. The address appeared in the contemporary WARPIG Field Finder entry.[3] |
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| In 2000, Commando One was associated with a proposal to organise a recurring large-scale recreational paintball game.
| | The business was also listed by Mercenaries Star and WARPIG, which distributed information about its proposed events to the wider paintball community.[4][5] |
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| The proposal appeared in a historical tournament and recreational-events calendar maintained by [[Mercenaries Star]].[4]
| | Archived captures of commando.co.nz are incomplete, and the site's original launch date has not been established. |
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| The calendar described plans for a twice-yearly game at Commando One and identified Michael Earley as a contact seeking suggestions from players about the event's format and content.
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| At the time, organised large-scale recreational paintball events had become less common in New Zealand.
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| Mercenaries Star's calendar referred to earlier events such as VADER in Christchurch, Bethells Revolution in Auckland and Fantasyland in Hawke's Bay.
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| The proposed Commando One event was intended to contribute to the continuation of larger recreational paintball gatherings.
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| ==== WARPIG announcement ====
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| On '''17 July 2000''', the international paintball publication WARPIG recorded the addition of a Commando One big-game announcement to its recreational section.[5]
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| This provides an independent contemporary record of the proposal being publicised internationally.
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| However, the publication of an announcement does not establish that the event subsequently took place.
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| Earley recalls that the proposed recurring event did not proceed.[2]
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| No completed event results or contemporary participation report have been identified.
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| == Early New Zealand paintball equipment ==
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| === Pursuit Supplies International ===
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| Commando One's Whangārata facility retained examples of early paintball equipment produced by [[Pursuit Supplies International]] (PSI), a New Zealand manufacturer associated with designer [[Steve Constable]].
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| PSI manufactured paintball markers during the 1980s and early 1990s, including pump-action and semi-automatic models.
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| Its products included the M-16 Stinger, PSI 1200, Scorpion and Scorpion Elite.
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| The company supplied equipment to New Zealand paintball operators and exported markers to Australia and North America.[3]
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| === Equipment at Whangārata ===
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| Earley recalls encountering surviving PSI equipment while working at Commando One during the late 1990s.[2]
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| The equipment included examples of the '''M-16 Stinger''' and '''Scorpion Elite''', together with other early markers and components.
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| He recalls personally handling and firing working examples of the equipment.
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| Some of the early PSI equipment used .62-calibre paintballs, a calibre associated with several paintball markers developed before .68 calibre became the dominant standard.
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| The presence of this equipment at Commando One demonstrates that examples of New Zealand's early paintball manufacturing history remained in use or available for demonstration at commercial fields during the late 1990s.
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| === Historical equipment preservation ===
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| The early equipment associated with Commando One forms part of the wider history of paintball manufacturing in New Zealand.
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| Daniel Bacci's research into Steve Constable and PSI draws on photographs, contemporary paintball magazines, surviving markers and testimony from former players.[3][6]
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| Grant Fraser's contributions to this research include historical photographs and information about PSI equipment used in New Zealand.
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| The surviving examples document an early period of paintball technology, including pump-action markers, internal carbon dioxide reservoirs and the introduction of semi-automatic firing systems.
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| Commando One's role in this history is documented through Earley's firsthand recollections rather than surviving company equipment inventories.
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| == Website and online presence ==
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| Commando One maintained a website at '''commando.co.nz''' during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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| The website address appeared in the 12 April 2000 WARPIG field listing.[1]
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| Michael Earley recalls assisting with the development and maintenance of the venue's website while working there as a teenager.[2]
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| The business was also listed in international paintball directories and appeared in the Mercenaries Star recreational-events calendar.
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| These records demonstrate Commando One's involvement in the early online paintball community in New Zealand.
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| At a time when many field operators relied on word of mouth and printed advertising, independent paintball websites and directories increasingly provided information about places to play, events and equipment.
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| Commando One's Whangārata operation continued into 2000, as established by the surviving WARPIG directory entry. | | Commando One remained in operation at Whangārata in April 2000, when its WARPIG field listing was published.[3] |
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| Earley recalls that the venue eventually ceased operating in connection with land requirements for water-supply infrastructure near the site.[2]
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| The Waikato Water Treatment Plant was subsequently developed on Hayward Road near Tuakau, although the precise relationship between that development and the former paintball property has not been independently established.[7]
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| The exact date on which Commando One closed has not been confirmed from surviving business records or contemporary announcements.
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| == Historical significance ==
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| Commando One was part of the early development of commercial paintball in the Auckland and northern Waikato regions.
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| Its history reflects the transition from paintball operations in urban industrial areas to larger rural playing environments.
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| The business provided recreational paintball, rental equipment and facilities for established players during the 1990s.
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| Its association with Rob Tapper, Grant Fraser and Michael Earley also connects it with individuals involved in New Zealand paintball operations, tournament participation and historical equipment preservation.
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| The presence of early Pursuit Supplies International equipment at Whangārata provides a connection between the development of commercial playing fields and the early manufacture of paintball markers in New Zealand.
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| The surviving WARPIG and Mercenaries Star records document the business's activities around 2000, while participant recollections preserve information about its earlier Penrose location and subsequent operation at Whangārata. | | The exact date and circumstances of the business's closure have not been established from surviving contemporary announcements or business records. It should therefore be described as a former field without assigning an unsupported closing date. |
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
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| * [[History of paintball in New Zealand]] | | * [[PaintNet (New Zealand)]] |
| * [[Paintball in New Zealand]] | | * [[Early online paintball in New Zealand]] |
| * [[Rob Tapper]] | | * [[Rob Maddox]] |
| * [[Grant Fraser]]
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| * [[Michael Earley]] | |
| * [[Pursuit Supplies International]] | | * [[Pursuit Supplies International]] |
| * [[Steve Constable]] | | * [[Steve Constable]] |
| * [[Team Insane]] | | * [[Paintball in New Zealand]] |
| * [[Mercenaries Star]]
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| == References == | | == References == |
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| # [https://www.warpig.com/forums/fields/index/pg_Other.shtml Commando One – Field Finder Listing]. ''WARPIG'', entry dated 12 April 2000. Contemporary record of the Whangārata location, Rob Tapper, website, rental equipment, facilities and playing policies. | | # Rob Maddox, “Using the Net to Catch New Players”, ''Australian Paintballer'', December 1995–February 1996, p. 22. Identifies Rob Tapper as the Commando One field operator and records his assistance with PaintNet's InterBBS stock-class tournament and trophy. |
| # Michael Earley, oral-history recollections recorded for the New Zealand Paintball History project, October 2026. Firsthand account of Commando One's Penrose and Whangārata locations, employment, playing facilities, equipment, planned events and later history. | | # Michael Earley, oral-history recollections recorded for the New Zealand Paintball History project, October 2026. Firsthand recollections of the Penrose and Whangārata facilities, employment and early PSI equipment retained at the field. |
| # [https://web.archive.org/web/20220628152812/https://paintballhistory.com/steve-constable-and-early-new-zealand-paintball-history/ Steve Constable and Pursuit Supplies International c.1985–1988]. Daniel Bacci, ''Paintball History'', 9 January 2015. Includes Grant Fraser's contributions and early New Zealand paintball equipment history. | | # [https://www.warpig.com/forums/fields/index/pg_Other.shtml Commando One – Field Finder Listing]. ''WARPIG'', 12 April 2000. Contemporary record of the Whangārata location, Rob Tapper, commando.co.nz, playing fields, rental equipment and participation policies. |
| # [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Calendar/MS_Calendar.html Mercenaries Star Tournament and Recreational Events Calendar]. ''Mercenaries Star''. Contemporary reference to a proposed Commando One big game and Michael Earley, printed as Mike Early. | | # [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Calendar/MS_Calendar.html Mercenaries Star Tournament and Recreational Events Calendar]. Contemporary reference to a proposed twice-yearly Commando One big game. |
| # [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/whats_new00.shtml WARPIG Updates and What's New – 2000]. ''WARPIG''. Entry dated 17 July 2000 recording the publication of a Commando One big-game announcement. | | # [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/whats_new00.shtml WARPIG Updates and What's New – 2000]. Entry dated 17 July 2000 recording the publication of a Commando One big-game announcement. |
| # [https://paintballhistory.com/pursuit-supplies-international-scorpion/ Pursuit Supplies International Scorpion from New Zealand]. Daniel Bacci, ''Paintball History'', 22 September 2013. Historical photographs and technical information about PSI Scorpion markers. | | # [https://web.archive.org/web/20220628152812/https://paintballhistory.com/steve-constable-and-early-new-zealand-paintball-history/ Daniel Bacci, “Steve Constable and Pursuit Supplies International c.1985–1988”], ''Paintball History'', 9 January 2015. Historical research concerning PSI and early New Zealand-manufactured paintball equipment. |
| # [https://waikatoriver.org.nz/waikato-river-authority-visits-waikato-water-treatment-plant/ Waikato River Authority Visits Waikato Water Treatment Plant]. ''Waikato River Authority'', 31 August 2026. Identifies the water-treatment facilities on Hayward Road; does not establish the former paintball field's property boundaries or closure date.
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| * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.commando.co.nz/ Commando One – historical website archive search] | | * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.commando.co.nz/ Commando One website archive] |
| * [https://www.warpig.com/forums/fields/index/pg_Other.shtml Original WARPIG field listing] | | * [https://www.warpig.com/forums/fields/index/pg_Other.shtml WARPIG field listing] |
| * [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Calendar/MS_Calendar.html Mercenaries Star historical events calendar] | | * [https://www.oocities.org/mercstar_nz/Calendar/MS_Calendar.html Mercenaries Star events calendar] |
| * [https://www.warpig.com/paintball/whats_new00.shtml WARPIG 2000 publication archive]
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| * [https://paintballhistory.com/steve-constable-and-early-new-zealand-paintball-history/ Early New Zealand PSI paintball equipment history]
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Commando One Paintball, also known as Commando One or C1, was a New Zealand paintball operator associated with Rob Tapper. Originally based in Penrose, Auckland, it later operated an outdoor facility on Hayward Road at Whangārata, near Tuakau.
Commando One was operating by 1995 and provided recreational paintball, rental equipment and facilities for players using their own equipment. It was also involved with Auckland's early online paintball community through an event organised by PaintNet.[1]
History
Penrose
Commando One's original facility was in Penrose, an industrial suburb of Auckland.
Former employee Michael Earley recalls that the venue included an outdoor playing area and an early speedball field. The precise address and opening date have not been established from surviving contemporary records.[2]
Grant Fraser, who was involved in New Zealand paintball and the preservation of early locally manufactured equipment, also worked at the Penrose operation according to the same recollection.[2]
PaintNet tournament
Commando One was documented by late 1995 in an article written by Rob Maddox for Australian Paintballer.
The article described an InterBBS four-player stock-class tournament organised for members of PaintNet, a free bulletin-board network operated by members of the Auckland team Kamo Karzi. Maddox credited Kamo Karzi members, players from the Saints, new players and Commando One field operator Rob Tapper with assisting the event.[1]
Tapper also supplied the tournament trophy. The competition was won by the Mordor BBS team of Psyg, Allison, Hobbit and Wolf.[1]
The article identifies Tapper contemporaneously as the Commando One field operator and establishes that the business was active by 1995. It does not state conclusively that the tournament itself was played at Commando One.
Relocation to Whangārata
Commando One subsequently relocated to a rural site on Hayward Road at Whangārata, near Tuakau and Pukekohe.
Earley recalls working at the Whangārata operation between approximately 1997 and 1999, indicating that the relocation had taken place by the late 1990s.[2]
A contemporary WARPIG Field Finder entry dated 12 April 2000 listed Commando One on Hayward Road, approximately ten minutes from Pukekohe. Rob Tapper was named as the contact.[3]
Playing facilities
The Whangārata operation used wooded outdoor playing areas.[3]
The April 2000 WARPIG listing recorded:
- pump-action rental markers;
- semi-automatic rental markers;
- carbon dioxide filling;
- sheltered staging areas;
- paved parking or access;
- participation by walk-on players; and
- permission for players to bring their own equipment and paintballs.[3]
The availability of both rental equipment and walk-on participation allowed the venue to serve organised recreational groups and established players.
Recreational events
In 2000, Commando One was associated with plans for a recurring large-scale recreational paintball game.
The Mercenaries Star events calendar described a proposed twice-yearly game at Commando One and invited players to suggest its format and content.[4]
On 17 July 2000, WARPIG recorded the addition of a Commando One big-game announcement to its recreational paintball section.[5]
These records establish that the event was publicly proposed and promoted. No contemporary report or results confirming that the proposed game took place have been identified.
Equipment history
Former employees recall that examples of early New Zealand paintball markers manufactured by Pursuit Supplies International were retained at the Whangārata facility during the late 1990s.[2]
The equipment reportedly included examples of the PSI M-16 Stinger and Scorpion Elite. These markers were associated with New Zealand designer Steve Constable, whose company produced pump-action and semi-automatic paintball equipment during the sport's early development in New Zealand.[6]
The presence of particular PSI models at Commando One is based on participant recollection rather than a surviving company equipment inventory.
Website
Commando One maintained a website at commando.co.nz by April 2000. The address appeared in the contemporary WARPIG Field Finder entry.[3]
The business was also listed by Mercenaries Star and WARPIG, which distributed information about its proposed events to the wider paintball community.[4][5]
Archived captures of commando.co.nz are incomplete, and the site's original launch date has not been established.
Later history
Commando One remained in operation at Whangārata in April 2000, when its WARPIG field listing was published.[3]
The exact date and circumstances of the business's closure have not been established from surviving contemporary announcements or business records. It should therefore be described as a former field without assigning an unsupported closing date.
See also
References
- Rob Maddox, “Using the Net to Catch New Players”, Australian Paintballer, December 1995–February 1996, p. 22. Identifies Rob Tapper as the Commando One field operator and records his assistance with PaintNet's InterBBS stock-class tournament and trophy.
- Michael Earley, oral-history recollections recorded for the New Zealand Paintball History project, October 2026. Firsthand recollections of the Penrose and Whangārata facilities, employment and early PSI equipment retained at the field.
- Commando One – Field Finder Listing. WARPIG, 12 April 2000. Contemporary record of the Whangārata location, Rob Tapper, commando.co.nz, playing fields, rental equipment and participation policies.
- Mercenaries Star Tournament and Recreational Events Calendar. Contemporary reference to a proposed twice-yearly Commando One big game.
- WARPIG Updates and What's New – 2000. Entry dated 17 July 2000 recording the publication of a Commando One big-game announcement.
- Daniel Bacci, “Steve Constable and Pursuit Supplies International c.1985–1988”, Paintball History, 9 January 2015. Historical research concerning PSI and early New Zealand-manufactured paintball equipment.
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