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| '''The New Zealand Paintball Players Association''' ('''NZPPA''') was a New Zealand sporting association concerned with the development, promotion, safety and regulation of [[paintball]]. The organisation represented the interests of paintball players and worked to establish communication between the paintball community, commercial operators and government authorities. | | '''New Zealand Paintball Players Association''' ('''NZPPA''') was a national [[paintball]] organisation in [[New Zealand]] involved in promoting the sport, representing paintball interests to government agencies and supporting the development of organised competition. |
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| The NZPPA was associated with efforts to improve the legal and regulatory environment for paintball, develop consistent tournament standards and promote the growth of the sport.
| | An incorporated society bearing the association's name was registered in 1992 and dissolved in December 2000. A subsequent organisation using the NZPPA name was established in 2001 by a group of players and paintball industry representatives, including [[Martin Dannefaerd]]. |
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| A New Zealand Paintball Players Association was incorporated in December 1992, with its subsequent dissolution recorded in the ''New Zealand Gazette'' in December 2000.[1][2] A later phase of NZPPA activity began in 2001, with [[Martin Dannefaerd]] identifying himself as one of the people responsible for establishing the association during that period.[3]
| | During the 2000s, the association was involved in discussions concerning paintball regulation, equipment safety and tournament standards. It was also recognised as a paintball contact organisation in the New Zealand Police ''Arms Code''. |
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| The association was publicly identified as a source of information about paintball safety in the New Zealand Police ''Arms Code''. The 2013 edition of that publication referred readers to the NZPPA and described the voluntary safety practices used by commercial paintball operators.[4]
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| People associated with the NZPPA included Dannefaerd and [[Rob Maddox]], who served as secretary during the early 2000s.
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| == History == | | == History == |
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| === Early association, 1992–2000 === | | === Original association, 1992–2000 === |
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| The name New Zealand Paintball Players Association appears in New Zealand incorporated-society records dating to 1992.
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| A historical company and society register identifies '''New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated)''' as registered on '''10 December 1992''', under registration number '''557494'''.[1]
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| The recorded address was in Christchurch.
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| The registration demonstrates that attempts to establish a formal organisation representing paintball players in New Zealand predated the original [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)|National Paintball League]], which began competition in 1997.
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| The original association's founders, membership, constitution and activities during the 1990s have not been established from surviving contemporary paintball publications.
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| ==== Dissolution in 2000 ====
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| On 14 December 2000, the ''New Zealand Gazette'' published a notice concerning the dissolution of incorporated societies under section 28(1) of the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.
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| The notice listed '''New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated)''', registration number 557494, among societies dissolved with effect from '''7 December 2000'''.[2]
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| The notice stated that the organisations concerned were no longer carrying on their operations.
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| This establishes the legal dissolution of the association registered under that number.
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| The surviving records do not explain its internal circumstances or whether individual members continued informal activities after dissolution.
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| === Reorganisation in 2001 ===
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| A subsequent phase of NZPPA activity began in 2001.
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| Martin Dannefaerd, a New Zealand paintball player and organiser, identifies himself in his professional history as a founder of the NZPPA in '''August 2001'''.[3]
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| Dannefaerd describes the organisation as having been formed by a small group of players and paintball industry participants.
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| Its stated aims were to encourage grassroots participation in paintball as a sport and to provide a channel for communication between the paintball community and government agencies.
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| These agencies included New Zealand Police, Customs and other authorities whose decisions affected paintball equipment and commercial operations.
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| Dannefaerd's account records his involvement from August 2001 to October 2010.
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| The relationship between this phase of the association and the organisation dissolved in December 2000 has not been established.
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| The available evidence does not conclusively show whether the earlier society was reinstated, a new society was incorporated, or a group adopted the existing organisational name.
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| === Activities during the early 2000s ===
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| During the early 2000s, the NZPPA was active in discussions concerning paintball regulation, tournament organisation and the development of the sport.
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| Its activities were described in contemporary articles published by [[Paintball.co.nz]], an early New Zealand paintball information website.
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| These included an interview with NZPPA president Martin Dannefaerd in 2003 and an article by former association secretary Rob Maddox in February 2004.[5]
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| The articles discussed the challenges facing paintball players, the role of the association and the importance of developing recognised organisational structures.
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| They also described efforts to improve communication between players, commercial operators and regulatory authorities.
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| == Objectives ==
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| The NZPPA's documented objectives encompassed several areas of paintball activity.
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| === Grassroots participation ===
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| The association sought to support the growth of recreational and competitive paintball in New Zealand.
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| Dannefaerd described grassroots development as a central objective of the organisation established in 2001.[3]
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| This included encouraging participation, improving access to information and supporting the development of local playing communities.
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| The NZPPA's approach recognised that organised paintball involved both players participating in recreational games and teams competing in tournaments.
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| === Representation ===
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| The association aimed to provide a collective means of communicating with government agencies and other institutions.
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| Individual players and commercial operators could have limited influence when responding separately to proposed regulatory changes.
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| A national organisation could provide authorities with a point of contact for information about paintball equipment, sporting practices and safety arrangements.
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| The NZPPA's relationship with public authorities was particularly relevant because paintball markers were regulated as airguns under New Zealand firearms legislation.
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| === Tournament standards ===
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| The NZPPA was involved in efforts to develop more consistent rules and procedures for organised tournament paintball.
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| Tournament organisers in New Zealand had historically used a variety of rule sets, including adaptations of Australian and North American paintball regulations.
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| The association's activities included discussion of common competition standards, event administration and refereeing.
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| === Sporting recognition ===
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| The NZPPA also pursued recognition of paintball as an organised sport.
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| This included consideration of requirements for formal sporting organisations and the development of a representative structure that could interact with national sporting institutions.
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| Rob Maddox's 2004 account referred to efforts involving Sport and Recreation New Zealand.[5]
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| The surviving article provides evidence that recognition was an association objective. It does not independently establish that the NZPPA ultimately obtained recognition or government funding.
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| == Paintball regulation ==
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| === Arms Act ===
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| Paintball markers were regulated under New Zealand's firearms legislation, principally the Arms Act 1983 and associated regulations.
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| Paintball equipment was generally treated as airguns. | | The New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated) was registered as an incorporated society on '''10 December 1992''', under registration number '''557494'''. |
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| Although designed for use in recreational and competitive sport, paintball markers were therefore subject to rules governing the possession, importation and use of airguns.
| | The society was registered in Christchurch. [1] |
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| The NZPPA sought to represent the interests of players and commercial operators in discussions concerning the interpretation and administration of those rules. | | The organisation's incorporation provides evidence of efforts to establish formal representation for New Zealand paintball players during the early 1990s. |
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| === Relationship with New Zealand Police ===
| | The original incorporated society was dissolved effective '''7 December 2000'''. |
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| Communication with New Zealand Police was an important part of the association's regulatory role.
| | Its dissolution was published in the ''New Zealand Gazette'' on 14 December 2000, under section 28(1) of the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. [2] |
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| The Police administered the Arms Act and had responsibilities relating to firearms licensing, airguns and the importation of regulated equipment. | | The notice identified the association by its registered name and society number. |
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| Paintball's defining activity involved participants deliberately firing paint-filled projectiles at one another under controlled conditions.
| | The available records do not establish the original association's founders, officers or activities in sufficient detail to reconstruct its organisational history. |
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| This distinguished the sport from conventional target shooting.
| | === Re-establishment in 2001 === |
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| The need to explain organised paintball and its safety procedures to the authorities created a role for an organisation representing the sport.
| | In August 2001, a group of New Zealand paintball players and industry representatives established an organisation using the New Zealand Paintball Players Association name. |
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| ==== Recognition in the Arms Code ====
| | [[Martin Dannefaerd]], who was involved in founding the 2001 organisation, described its purpose as developing paintball at the grassroots level and providing a channel of communication between the paintball community and government agencies. [3] |
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| The New Zealand Police ''Arms Code'', a firearms safety manual, included a section explaining paintball airguns. | | The association sought to represent the interests of both players and commercial operators, particularly in matters affecting the sport nationally. |
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| The 2013 edition described commercial paintball fields as places where organised games and competitions were held.
| | Its work included contact with the New Zealand Police, Customs and other regulatory authorities. |
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| It also stated that operators followed a voluntary safety code.[4]
| | Although an organisation bearing the NZPPA name had previously been incorporated in 1992, the legal relationship between that society and the organisation established in 2001 has not been confirmed. |
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| The publication directed readers seeking additional information to the New Zealand Paintball Players Association Incorporated.
| | === Development during the 2000s === |
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| The manual listed the association's website as '''paintball.org.nz'''.
| | By 2003, Martin Dannefaerd was serving as NZPPA president. |
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| A contact address using the domain '''paintball.gen.nz''' also appeared in the publication.
| | In an interview published by New Zealand Paintball Online that year, Dannefaerd discussed the association's role in promoting paintball, representing the sport to government authorities and encouraging greater recognition of paintball as an organised sporting activity. [4] |
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| The 2013 edition was based on an earlier revision of the ''Arms Code'', and its inclusion of the NZPPA does not independently prove the association remained legally incorporated in 2013. | | The association also supported the development of tournament competition and discussions about consistent national playing standards. |
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| Nevertheless, the official publication documents the association's recognition as a source of information on paintball safety and field practices.
| | In February 2004, former NZPPA secretary '''Rob Maddox''' published an article titled ''What has the NZPPA done for me?''. |
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| === Importation of paintball markers ===
| | Maddox described the association's involvement in regulatory matters, compressed-air equipment requirements, tournament rules and the development of the sport. [5] |
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| The importation of paintball equipment was an area of concern for New Zealand players and suppliers.
| | His account provides contemporary evidence of the issues being addressed by the association, although it represents a former official's perspective rather than an independent assessment of its achievements. |
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| Different paintball markers incorporated different firing mechanisms and external configurations, potentially affecting their treatment under firearms legislation.
| | == Activities == |
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| Questions involving semi-automatic markers, electronic firing systems and marker appearance created uncertainty for some players and businesses.
| | === Government and regulatory representation === |
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| The NZPPA's activities included communication about the regulatory treatment and importation of paintball equipment.
| | An important part of the NZPPA's work was communicating with government agencies about legislation and regulations affecting paintball. |
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| Maddox's February 2004 article discussed the association's involvement in matters affecting marker ownership and imports.[5]
| | The association engaged with issues involving the legal classification of paintball markers, importation requirements and the application of firearms legislation to paintball equipment. |
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| The article represents his account of the association's activities rather than an official decision by New Zealand Police or Customs.
| | Its representatives also sought to explain the differences between sporting paintball markers and conventional firearms. |
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| === Changes to legislation ===
| | The association's role was particularly relevant because paintball markers were regulated as airguns under New Zealand law. |
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| The association operated during a period when paintball equipment technology was changing. | | The NZPPA also provided information to the paintball community about regulatory developments. |
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| Tournament markers increasingly incorporated electronic triggers, adjustable firing modes and compressed-air systems.
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| The distinction between sporting paintball markers and other regulated airguns was therefore relevant to the community. | | The NZPPA was involved in discussions about the testing, certification and safe use of compressed-air equipment. |
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| NZPPA members sought to ensure that authorities had information about the practical use of paintball equipment and the safety arrangements associated with organised games.
| | By the early 2000s, high-pressure air systems were becoming increasingly common in competitive paintball. |
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| The surviving association material does not establish that the NZPPA was solely responsible for any particular legislative amendment.
| | In his February 2004 account, Rob Maddox identified compressed-air cylinder requirements among the matters addressed by the association. [5] |
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| == Compressed-air equipment ==
| | These issues affected the ability of players to use equipment imported from overseas and to participate in competitions using modern tournament markers. |
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| === Development of high-pressure air === | | === Tournament development === |
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| Compressed-air systems became increasingly common in tournament paintball during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
| | The association supported the development of organised competitive paintball in New Zealand. |
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| Earlier paintball equipment primarily used carbon dioxide.
| | Its activities included discussions about tournament rules, refereeing standards and consistency between competitions. |
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| Tournament players subsequently adopted high-pressure air systems, commonly operating with cylinders rated to 3,000 psi or 4,500 psi.
| | Contemporary NZPPA material also referred to the development of an NZPPA tournament series. [4][5] |
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| The introduction of these systems created questions about equipment certification, periodic testing and the operation of filling stations. | | The association sought to encourage participation by players and teams while promoting a more coordinated national competition environment. |
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| === Cylinder testing and certification ===
| | The surviving material does not provide a complete calendar or final standings for the proposed or organised NZPPA series. |
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| Compressed-gas cylinders used for paintball were subject to New Zealand requirements concerning pressure equipment.
| | === Recognition in the New Zealand Police Arms Code === |
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| Players and commercial operators required access to appropriately tested cylinders and safe filling facilities.
| | The New Zealand Police identified the NZPPA as a source of information about paintball in its official ''Arms Code''. |
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| The NZPPA became involved in discussions about these requirements.
| | In the section dealing with paintball airguns, the publication explained that organised paintball games were generally conducted at commercial fields operating under voluntary safety practices. |
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| In his 2004 article, Rob Maddox described association activity relating to compressed-air cylinder testing and certification.[5]
| | The ''Arms Code'' directed readers to the New Zealand Paintball Players Association for further information. [6] |
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| His account referred to engagement with occupational safety authorities.
| | Its contact directory also listed the NZPPA website at paintball.org.nz. [6] |
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| These issues were important because uncertainty over cylinder acceptance and certification could restrict the equipment available to tournament players.
| | This provides independent evidence that the association was recognised by New Zealand Police as a contact point for the paintball community. |
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| The historical record does not establish that the association independently set legal testing standards or had statutory authority to approve cylinders. | | The appearance of the NZPPA in later editions of the ''Arms Code'' should not, however, be taken as proof that the incorporated society remained legally active at the time of publication. |
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| Its documented role was one of advocacy, communication and efforts to clarify requirements.
| | == Organisation == |
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| == Tournament paintball == | |
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| === Development of competition standards ===
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| The NZPPA was involved in efforts to establish consistent rules for competitive paintball.
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| During the 1990s and early 2000s, New Zealand tournament organisers commonly relied on rule sets derived from the Australian Paintball Players League and North American competitions.
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| Individual tournament organisers sometimes adapted those rules to local conditions.
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| The resulting differences could create uncertainty for travelling teams and referees.
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| The association sought to encourage more consistent competition practices and procedures.
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| === NZPPA Series ===
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| Rob Maddox's February 2004 article referred to the '''NZPPA Series''' as part of the association's involvement in organised tournament paintball.[5]
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| The series was intended to encourage participation in competition across different regions.
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| Interregional tournament activity was important because many New Zealand teams were based around particular commercial fields and had limited opportunities to play against opponents outside their local area.
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| The NZPPA Series was part of broader efforts to support structured competitive paintball.
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| The surviving material does not yet provide a complete calendar, final standings or list of participating teams for the series.
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| === Refereeing and event administration ===
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| Consistent refereeing had been identified as an important issue in New Zealand tournament paintball before the NZPPA's activities.
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| The original National Paintball League, established in 1997, had included improved refereeing standards among its objectives.
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| The NZPPA's discussions of tournament standards formed part of continued efforts to develop reliable competition administration.
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| These activities included consideration of rules, player conduct and the organisation of sanctioned events.
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| The association should not be confused with the earlier NPL, which operated a separate competition structure.
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| == Officials and associated individuals ==
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| === Martin Dannefaerd === | | === Martin Dannefaerd === |
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| '''Martin Dannefaerd''' was associated with the formation and leadership of the NZPPA during the early 2000s.
| | [[Martin Dannefaerd]] was among the founders of the organisation established under the NZPPA name in August 2001. |
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| His professional history identifies him as a founder of the association's 2001 phase and describes its original objectives.[3]
| | He served as president during 2003 and was involved in communicating the association's objectives to players, paintball operators and government agencies. |
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| A historical Paintball.co.nz articles index also identifies an interview with NZPPA president '''M. Dannefaerd''' published in 2003.[5]
| | His account of the organisation's origins identifies grassroots participation, national development and regulatory representation as its principal objectives. [3][4] |
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| These records establish his involvement in the organisation's leadership and public communications.
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| An article titled ''Champion & Ambassador: Martin Dannefaerd'' was also listed in the March 2008 issue of the international magazine ''Action Pursuit Games''.[6]
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| The available bibliographic record establishes the article's title and publication details, although its complete contents have not been recovered.
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| === Rob Maddox === | | === Rob Maddox === |
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| [[Rob Maddox]] was a New Zealand tournament paintball player associated with the Auckland team [[Kamo Karzi]].
| | '''Rob Maddox''' served as secretary of the NZPPA. |
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| He was also involved in maintaining Paintball.co.nz and the NZ Paintball Message Boards.
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| Maddox served as secretary of the NZPPA during the early 2000s.
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| In February 2004, he published an article titled '''What has the NZPPA done for me?'''.
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| The article identified Maddox as a former secretary who remained a member of the association.[5]
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| Maddox discussed the NZPPA's work on paintball regulations, compressed-air equipment, competition rules and sporting recognition.
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| He explained that the article reflected his personal perspective rather than an official statement from the organisation.
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| His account is a surviving contemporary source for the association's activities during the period.
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| === Other members ===
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| Dannefaerd's account describes the NZPPA as having been established by a small group of paintball players and industry participants.
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| The complete roster of founders and committee members has not been established from the available historical records.
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| == Online presence ==
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| === Official website ===
| | In February 2004, he published a retrospective account of the association's activities, including its regulatory work, equipment safety discussions and efforts to develop competitive paintball. [5] |
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| The NZPPA maintained a website at '''paintball.org.nz'''. | | The article provides a contemporary description of the association's work from a former officeholder. |
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| The address appeared in the New Zealand Police ''Arms Code'', demonstrating that it had been publicly identified as an association website.[4]
| | == Later history == |
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| The historical site served as a point of contact for players and other parties seeking information about the organisation.
| | A further dissolution notice naming '''New Zealand Paintball Players Association Inc.''' appeared in the ''New Zealand Gazette'' on '''14 August 2008'''. [7] |
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| The complete original website has not been reconstructed from available indexed material. | | The notice was issued under section 28(1) of the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. |
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| Historical snapshots may be accessible through the Internet Archive.
| | The available notice does not identify a society registration number, and the legal connection between the association named in 2008 and the original society dissolved in 2000 has not been established. |
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| === Paintball.co.nz ===
| | Martin Dannefaerd's published professional history identifies his involvement with the NZPPA as continuing until October 2010. [3] |
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| The association received coverage through '''Paintball.co.nz''', a separate website operated by members of New Zealand's paintball community. | | The surviving records therefore document organisational activity and personal involvement extending beyond some of the available society dissolution notices. |
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| The site's historical articles included material discussing the NZPPA, its leadership and its activities.
| | The association's eventual cessation of activities has not been independently established. |
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| Rob Maddox contributed articles concerning the association and the regulatory environment affecting paintball.
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| Paintball.co.nz also operated a field directory and moderated discussion forums.
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| The NZPPA and Paintball.co.nz should therefore be treated as separate organisations and websites, notwithstanding their connections through individuals involved in both.
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| == Incorporated society status ==
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| === Original registration ===
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| The original New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated) was registered on 10 December 1992.
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| Historical records identify its registration number as 557494 and place its registered address in Christchurch.[1]
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| The association was legally dissolved with effect from 7 December 2000, as recorded in the New Zealand Gazette.[2] | |
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| === Subsequent association ===
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| Martin Dannefaerd identifies the formation of an NZPPA organisation in August 2001.[3]
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| This account describes the establishment of a player and industry organisation concerned with participation and government relations.
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| The published information does not provide the registration number or incorporation documents for the subsequent organisation.
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| The relationship between the earlier registered society and the 2001 organisation therefore remains legally unconfirmed.
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| === 2008 dissolution notice ===
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| The ''New Zealand Gazette'' published another notice headed ''Dissolution of Incorporated Societies'' on '''14 August 2008'''.
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| The notice included '''New Zealand Paintball Players Association Inc.''' among the societies being dissolved under section 28(1) of the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.[7]
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| The notice did not establish the association's earlier administrative history or explain the relationship with the entity dissolved in 2000.
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| The appearance of the same organisational name in both notices indicates that the association's legal history involved more than the simple continuation of one uninterrupted incorporated society.
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| The precise process of re-establishment, reinstatement or reincorporation between the notices has not been determined.
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| === Later references ===
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| Dannefaerd's professional history describes his involvement with the NZPPA until October 2010.[3]
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| The 2013 edition of the New Zealand Police ''Arms Code'' also continued to identify the association as a source of information about paintball safety.[4]
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| Neither of these references, by itself, establishes the organisation's legal registration status after the 2008 dissolution notice.
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| They do, however, document the association's continuing recognition in personal accounts and published reference material.
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| == Relationship with other paintball organisations ==
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| === National Paintball League ===
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| The original [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)|National Paintball League]] was established in 1997 through the efforts of [[Ian Southern]] and [[Dave Pellet]].
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| It organised competition through participating commercial paintball fields, with First and Second Divisions.
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| The NPL's principal activities concerned tournament organisation and player development.
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| The NZPPA had a broader representative role, including regulatory matters affecting recreational and competitive paintball.
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| No organisational succession between the two bodies has been established.
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| === New Zealand Paintball Players League ===
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| The [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] (NZPPL) operated a tournament series during the early 2010s.
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| Its activities included competitions in Auckland and the Wellington region.
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| Despite the similarity of their names, the NZPPL and NZPPA were separate organisations.
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| The available records do not establish a direct organisational succession between them.
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| === Later clubs and associations ===
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| New Zealand tournament paintball subsequently developed through organisations including the [[South Auckland Paintball Club]] and regional tournament organisers.
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| These organisations operated in a later competitive environment, with online event registration and international X-Ball formats.
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| Their activities should not automatically be treated as continuations of the NZPPA.
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| == Historical significance ==
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| The New Zealand Paintball Players Association was an important part of efforts to establish organised representation for paintball in New Zealand.
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| Its documented activities addressed issues beyond tournament competition, including equipment regulation, compressed-air safety and communication with government authorities.
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| The association's inclusion in the New Zealand Police ''Arms Code'' provides independent evidence of its recognition as a source of information about paintball safety and commercial field practices.
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| Its discussions of tournament rules, player development and sporting recognition also reflect attempts to formalise competitive paintball during the early 2000s.
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| The historical society records reveal a more complex organisational history than previously documented, including an incorporation in 1992, dissolution in 2000, reported reorganisation in 2001 and a further dissolution notice in 2008.
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| Although the precise legal connections between these phases remain uncertain, the surviving publications establish the NZPPA's role in the development of paintball administration and advocacy in New Zealand.
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
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| * [[National Paintball League (New Zealand)]]
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| * [[South Auckland Paintball Club]]
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| * [[Rob Maddox]]
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| * [[Martin Dannefaerd]] | | * [[Martin Dannefaerd]] |
| * [[Paintball.co.nz]]
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| * [[Mercenaries Star]]
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| * [[Paintball in New Zealand]] | | * [[Paintball in New Zealand]] |
| | * [[New Zealand Paintball Players League]] |
| | * [[New Zealand National Paintball League]] |
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| == References == | | == References == |
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| # [https://www.infoproff.com/nb/open-data/new-zealand/companies-list/founded-1992/december/10 New Zealand registered entities – 10 December 1992]. ''InfoProff''. Lists New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated), registration number 557494, with a Christchurch address. | | # [https://www.infoproff.com/nb/open-data/new-zealand/companies-list/founded-1992/december/10 InfoProff. "New Zealand organisations registered on 10 December 1992."] Historical registration listing identifying the New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated), registration number 557494. |
| # [https://library.victoria.ac.nz/databases/nzgazettearchive/pubs/gazettes/2000/2000%20ISSUE%20166.pdf Dissolution of Incorporated Societies]. ''New Zealand Gazette'', issue 166, 14 December 2000, pages 4332–4338. Includes New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated), number 557494, among societies dissolved from 7 December 2000. | | # [https://library.victoria.ac.nz/databases/nzgazettearchive/pubs/gazettes/2000/2000%20ISSUE%20166.pdf New Zealand Gazette. Issue 166, 14 December 2000, pp. 4332–4337.] Official notice recording the dissolution of New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated), society number 557494, effective 7 December 2000. |
| # [https://nz.linkedin.com/in/dannefaerd Martin Dannefaerd – Professional Profile]. ''LinkedIn''. Self-reported founder of the NZPPA, August 2001–October 2010, with a description of the association's formation and objectives. | | # [https://nz.linkedin.com/in/dannefaerd Dannefaerd, Martin. Professional profile.] Identifies his founding involvement with the New Zealand Paintball Players Association from August 2001 and describes the organisation's objectives. |
| # [https://tsnz.nz/function/file/5077827B-3F62-4F6B-906C-B66F7347894D Arms Code: Firearms Safety Manual]. ''New Zealand Police'', Wellington, 2013, pages 39 and 62. Identifies the NZPPA as a source of information about paintball safety and lists paintball.org.nz. | | # [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles.htm New Zealand Paintball Online. Historical articles archive.] Includes a 2003 interview with NZPPA president Martin Dannefaerd discussing the association's objectives and activities. |
| # [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles.htm New Zealand Paintball Online – Historical Articles Archive]. ''Internet Archive''. Historical Paintball.co.nz articles index, including a 2003 interview with NZPPA president M. Dannefaerd and Rob Maddox's February 2004 article ''What has the NZPPA done for me?''. Individual article URLs have not been recovered. | | # [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles.htm Maddox, Rob. "What has the NZPPA done for me?" New Zealand Paintball Online, February 2004.] Historical account by a former NZPPA secretary covering regulation, compressed-air equipment and tournament development. |
| # [https://docest.com/doc/70125/master-bibliography Paintball Magazine Bibliography]. Historical publication index listing ''Champion & Ambassador: Martin Dannefaerd'', ''Action Pursuit Games'', March 2008, page 88. | | # [https://www.tsnz.nz/function/file/5077827B-3F62-4F6B-906C-B66F7347894D New Zealand Police. "New Zealand Police Arms Code." 2013 edition, pp. 39 and 62.] Identifies the New Zealand Paintball Players Association as an information contact for paintball. |
| # [https://gazette.howison.co.nz/nzg/2008/issue/127/page/3290 Dissolution of Incorporated Societies]. ''New Zealand Gazette'', issue 127, 14 August 2008, page 3290. Lists New Zealand Paintball Players Association Inc. among dissolved societies. | | # [https://gazette.howison.co.nz/nzg/2008/issue/127/page/3290 New Zealand Gazette. Issue 127, 14 August 2008, p. 3290.] Dissolution notice listing New Zealand Paintball Players Association Inc. |
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| * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.paintball.org.nz/ NZPPA – historical official website archive] | | * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.paintball.org.nz/ NZPPA website on the Internet Archive] |
| * [https://library.victoria.ac.nz/databases/nzgazettearchive/pubs/gazettes/2000/2000%20ISSUE%20166.pdf 2000 Gazette dissolution notice]
| | * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles.htm Historical New Zealand Paintball Online articles] |
| * [https://gazette.howison.co.nz/nzg/2008/issue/127/page/3290 2008 Gazette dissolution notice]
| | * [https://is-register.companiesoffice.govt.nz/ New Zealand Incorporated Societies Register] |
| * [https://tsnz.nz/function/file/5077827B-3F62-4F6B-906C-B66F7347894D New Zealand Police Arms Code, 2013]
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| * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.paintball.co.nz/articles.htm Paintball.co.nz – historical NZPPA articles] | |
| * [https://nz.linkedin.com/in/dannefaerd Martin Dannefaerd – professional profile] | |
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New Zealand Paintball Players Association (NZPPA) was a national paintball organisation in New Zealand involved in promoting the sport, representing paintball interests to government agencies and supporting the development of organised competition.
An incorporated society bearing the association's name was registered in 1992 and dissolved in December 2000. A subsequent organisation using the NZPPA name was established in 2001 by a group of players and paintball industry representatives, including Martin Dannefaerd.
During the 2000s, the association was involved in discussions concerning paintball regulation, equipment safety and tournament standards. It was also recognised as a paintball contact organisation in the New Zealand Police Arms Code.
History
Original association, 1992–2000
The New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated) was registered as an incorporated society on 10 December 1992, under registration number 557494.
The society was registered in Christchurch. [1]
The organisation's incorporation provides evidence of efforts to establish formal representation for New Zealand paintball players during the early 1990s.
The original incorporated society was dissolved effective 7 December 2000.
Its dissolution was published in the New Zealand Gazette on 14 December 2000, under section 28(1) of the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. [2]
The notice identified the association by its registered name and society number.
The available records do not establish the original association's founders, officers or activities in sufficient detail to reconstruct its organisational history.
Re-establishment in 2001
In August 2001, a group of New Zealand paintball players and industry representatives established an organisation using the New Zealand Paintball Players Association name.
Martin Dannefaerd, who was involved in founding the 2001 organisation, described its purpose as developing paintball at the grassroots level and providing a channel of communication between the paintball community and government agencies. [3]
The association sought to represent the interests of both players and commercial operators, particularly in matters affecting the sport nationally.
Its work included contact with the New Zealand Police, Customs and other regulatory authorities.
Although an organisation bearing the NZPPA name had previously been incorporated in 1992, the legal relationship between that society and the organisation established in 2001 has not been confirmed.
Development during the 2000s
By 2003, Martin Dannefaerd was serving as NZPPA president.
In an interview published by New Zealand Paintball Online that year, Dannefaerd discussed the association's role in promoting paintball, representing the sport to government authorities and encouraging greater recognition of paintball as an organised sporting activity. [4]
The association also supported the development of tournament competition and discussions about consistent national playing standards.
In February 2004, former NZPPA secretary Rob Maddox published an article titled What has the NZPPA done for me?.
Maddox described the association's involvement in regulatory matters, compressed-air equipment requirements, tournament rules and the development of the sport. [5]
His account provides contemporary evidence of the issues being addressed by the association, although it represents a former official's perspective rather than an independent assessment of its achievements.
Activities
Government and regulatory representation
An important part of the NZPPA's work was communicating with government agencies about legislation and regulations affecting paintball.
The association engaged with issues involving the legal classification of paintball markers, importation requirements and the application of firearms legislation to paintball equipment.
Its representatives also sought to explain the differences between sporting paintball markers and conventional firearms.
The association's role was particularly relevant because paintball markers were regulated as airguns under New Zealand law.
The NZPPA also provided information to the paintball community about regulatory developments.
Compressed-air equipment
The NZPPA was involved in discussions about the testing, certification and safe use of compressed-air equipment.
By the early 2000s, high-pressure air systems were becoming increasingly common in competitive paintball.
In his February 2004 account, Rob Maddox identified compressed-air cylinder requirements among the matters addressed by the association. [5]
These issues affected the ability of players to use equipment imported from overseas and to participate in competitions using modern tournament markers.
Tournament development
The association supported the development of organised competitive paintball in New Zealand.
Its activities included discussions about tournament rules, refereeing standards and consistency between competitions.
Contemporary NZPPA material also referred to the development of an NZPPA tournament series. [4][5]
The association sought to encourage participation by players and teams while promoting a more coordinated national competition environment.
The surviving material does not provide a complete calendar or final standings for the proposed or organised NZPPA series.
Recognition in the New Zealand Police Arms Code
The New Zealand Police identified the NZPPA as a source of information about paintball in its official Arms Code.
In the section dealing with paintball airguns, the publication explained that organised paintball games were generally conducted at commercial fields operating under voluntary safety practices.
The Arms Code directed readers to the New Zealand Paintball Players Association for further information. [6]
Its contact directory also listed the NZPPA website at paintball.org.nz. [6]
This provides independent evidence that the association was recognised by New Zealand Police as a contact point for the paintball community.
The appearance of the NZPPA in later editions of the Arms Code should not, however, be taken as proof that the incorporated society remained legally active at the time of publication.
Organisation
Martin Dannefaerd
Martin Dannefaerd was among the founders of the organisation established under the NZPPA name in August 2001.
He served as president during 2003 and was involved in communicating the association's objectives to players, paintball operators and government agencies.
His account of the organisation's origins identifies grassroots participation, national development and regulatory representation as its principal objectives. [3][4]
Rob Maddox
Rob Maddox served as secretary of the NZPPA.
In February 2004, he published a retrospective account of the association's activities, including its regulatory work, equipment safety discussions and efforts to develop competitive paintball. [5]
The article provides a contemporary description of the association's work from a former officeholder.
Later history
A further dissolution notice naming New Zealand Paintball Players Association Inc. appeared in the New Zealand Gazette on 14 August 2008. [7]
The notice was issued under section 28(1) of the Incorporated Societies Act 1908.
The available notice does not identify a society registration number, and the legal connection between the association named in 2008 and the original society dissolved in 2000 has not been established.
Martin Dannefaerd's published professional history identifies his involvement with the NZPPA as continuing until October 2010. [3]
The surviving records therefore document organisational activity and personal involvement extending beyond some of the available society dissolution notices.
The association's eventual cessation of activities has not been independently established.
See also
References
- InfoProff. "New Zealand organisations registered on 10 December 1992." Historical registration listing identifying the New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated), registration number 557494.
- New Zealand Gazette. Issue 166, 14 December 2000, pp. 4332–4337. Official notice recording the dissolution of New Zealand Paintball Players Association (Incorporated), society number 557494, effective 7 December 2000.
- Dannefaerd, Martin. Professional profile. Identifies his founding involvement with the New Zealand Paintball Players Association from August 2001 and describes the organisation's objectives.
- New Zealand Paintball Online. Historical articles archive. Includes a 2003 interview with NZPPA president Martin Dannefaerd discussing the association's objectives and activities.
- Maddox, Rob. "What has the NZPPA done for me?" New Zealand Paintball Online, February 2004. Historical account by a former NZPPA secretary covering regulation, compressed-air equipment and tournament development.
- New Zealand Police. "New Zealand Police Arms Code." 2013 edition, pp. 39 and 62. Identifies the New Zealand Paintball Players Association as an information contact for paintball.
- New Zealand Gazette. Issue 127, 14 August 2008, p. 3290. Dissolution notice listing New Zealand Paintball Players Association Inc.
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