Arena Paintball
Arena Paintball is an outdoor paintball venue at 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand. It provides recreational paintball, club sessions and tournament facilities, and hosts a recurring five-player race programme.[1][2]
The venue is associated with Manawatu Titans, Expendables Feilding and the equipment retailer Paintball Direct NZ.[1][3][4]
Facilities and activities
[edit]Arena’s website identifies two playing areas: an Airball field and a separate Speedball field, also described as the COD field. The venue offers private group bookings, rental equipment and equipment using smaller paintballs for children.[1]
Its published club programme provides sessions on the second and final Sundays of each month, using the Airball and COD fields respectively.[1]
The venue’s website identifies members of Manawatu Titans as involved in its operation.[1] Paintball Direct NZ advertises a showroom at the same Kimbolton Road address and handles tournament registrations and Arena annual passes.[4]
Tournament history
[edit]2021 events
[edit]Arena’s published calendar listed three two-day tournaments during 2021:[2]
| Event | Advertised dates |
|---|---|
| 2021 Paintball Factory Cup | 24–25 April 2021 |
| 2021 Arena Cup | 10–11 July 2021 |
| 2021 Corkill Cup | 23–24 October 2021 |
The Corkill Cup announcement described the event as a tribute to Steve Corkill and his sons for their contributions to paintball.[2]
Recurring race programme
[edit]Arena advertised a three-round five-player race series in 2022, with events in April, June and October.[2]
A further three-round calendar was published for 2023. A contemporary interview with Ralph Tsing documented the October event at Arena, identifying David Hopkins as its organiser. Tsing reported that Expendables won the tournament and overall series, with Ballistics Unit second at the October event and Phoenix Tahiti third.[3][5]
Paintball Direct subsequently advertised three-event programmes at Arena for both 2024 and 2025.[6][7] Feilding’s local events directory independently listed the 31 May–1 June 2025 tournament.[8]
The 2026 calendar scheduled rounds for 4–5 April, 11–12 July and 24–25 October.[2]
Related tournament articles
[edit]- 2022 Arena 5 Man Race Series
- 2023 Arena 5 Man Race Series
- 2024 Arena Paintball Race Events
- 2025 Arena Paintball Race Events
- 2026 Arena Paintball Easter Race
- 2026 Arena Paintball Matariki Race
- 2026 Arena Paintball Labour Day Cup
References
[edit]- Arena Paintball — About Us.
- Arena Paintball — Events.
- Air Tahiti Nui — Paintball : Ralph Tsing enchaine les bons résultats, 31 October 2023.
- Paintball Direct NZ — Official website, showroom information and Arena products.
- Arena Paintball — 2023 tournament calendar, Facebook, 6 December 2022.
- Paintball Direct — 2024 Race Events SOLD OUT, archived 14 August 2024.
- Paintball Direct — 2025 Race Events.
- Feilding & District Promotion — Arena Paintball Race Tournament, 31 May–1 June 2025.