Brendon Charles

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

Tag n' Release

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

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

Tournament organisation

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

Team Kiwi

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

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

Paintball business

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

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

See also

• Tag n' Release
• Team Kiwi
• Paintball in New Zealand
• Peter Mumby
• Brian Thornley
• JT USA

References

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