Editing Team Kiwi (section)

== History ==

=== APEC Moama, 2001 ===
An earlier use of the Kiwi name is documented at the [[2001 APEC Moama Tournament]] in Australia in September 2001. In a report published on 25 September, [[Peter Mumby]] described travelling with a New Zealand scratch team to compete in the final round of the APEC tournaments. His account referred to the squad as Kiwi or Kiwis. [9]

The report listed the players as Kyn J, Chris W, Steve N, Brendon C and Peter M. It also named Kyn Jackson and Peter Mumby in full. Historical clarification supplied to WikiPaintball identifies the complete squad as follows: [9][10]

* [[Kyn Jackson]]
* Chris Watt
* Steve Nugent
* [[Brendon Charles]]
* [[Peter Mumby]]

Mumby reported the final order as Kaozs, Kiwis and Junk Yard Dogs, placing the New Zealand squad second. A subsequent reply signed Steve described the result as “1st equal”, without supplying scores or explaining the difference. The surviving discussion does not resolve these accounts. [9]

Jackson, Charles and Mumby subsequently appeared in the reported Team Kiwi lineup for Nation Cup 2004. The 2001 appearance therefore provides an earlier use of the name with personnel shared by the later Malaysian delegation. [1][9][10]

=== Nation Cup 2004 ===
Team Kiwi competed at the [[Nation Cup 2004]] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament was organised by [[Xtion Paintball Park|Xtion Paintball]] and brought together teams from New Zealand and other countries. [1][2]

The reported Team Kiwi playing roster included:

* [[Kyn Jackson]]
* [[Brendon Charles]]
* [[Peter Mumby]]
* [[Martin Dannefaerd]]
* [[Brian Thornley]]

The delegation also included [[Michael Earley]], who assisted with its organisation and served as a tournament referee and commentator rather than a competing player. According to a participant account published in January 2005, Team Kiwi finished fifth and was eliminated following a match against Mana Wave. [1]

==== Photographic documentation ====
Martin Dannefaerd maintained a photographic archive of the tournament. His Flickr album, ''Malaysia 2k4'', contains 64 photographs documenting the Nation Cup in Kuala Lumpur during December 2004. [2]

The album identifies Xtion Paintball as the tournament host. Individual photographs were uploaded on 5 January 2005 and carry dates from December 2004. One photograph, titled ''DSC02369'', shows an event banner at Kuala Lumpur airport and identifies Kyn Jackson and Michael Earley in its caption. [2][3]

=== Asia Pacific Paintball Championship 2005 ===
A separate Team Kiwi lineup competed at the [[Asia Pacific Paintball Championship]] in Malaysia in 2005. The championship began on 30 September at [[Xtion Paintball Park]] in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.

The reported playing roster included:

* [[Michael Earley]]
* [[Peter Mumby]]
* [[Gavin Mumby]]
* [[Jason Newport]]

Peter Mumby had also played in the 2001 and 2004 squads. [1][9]

The team's final tournament placing has not yet been established from official results.

=== 2008 Malaysian tour ===
In 2008, another Team Kiwi group travelled to Malaysia for paintball activities. The tour was organised by Kyn Jackson, who had previously played with the 2001 squad and at Nation Cup 2004. [1][7][9]

The five identified members of the touring party were:

* [[Travis Cleeton]]
* [[Jason Cleeton]]
* [[Amon Johnson]]
* [[Gareth Appleby]]
* [[Rob Mei]]

The players are named in the description of the YouTube video ''Paintball Team Kiwi in Malaysia'', which identifies the group as being in Malaysia in 2008. [6]

Travis and Jason Cleeton were brothers associated with the New Zealand paintball team [[Raiderz]]. The touring group also included players connected with [[Actions Paintball]] and the Auckland paintball community.

==== Video documentation ====
Two YouTube videos document the visit. ''Paintball Team Kiwi in Malaysia'' identifies the five touring players, while ''Travis Cleeton Paintball Malaysia Mix'' specifically documents Travis Cleeton playing in Malaysia in 2008. [6][8]

The specific tournament results from the tour have not yet been established from official competition records.

=== Planned Malaysian trip and 2010 jerseys ===
Team Kiwi jerseys seen in 2010 were associated with a planned trip to Malaysia involving [[Peter Mumby]], [[Jason Newport]] and other players. [5]

In a Facebook Messenger conversation with Michael Earley on 24 October 2026, Mumby clarified that the jerseys had been made for a Malaysian trip that never happened. Earley's account of the conversation records that ten jerseys were produced and that the intended team did not compete at the event. [5]

The jerseys document preparations for an unrealised trip rather than a further tournament appearance. The intended event and complete proposed roster have not been identified. [5]