Painting Matters Team

Siobhan is a shareholder of Painting Matters and works primarily in the office attending to accounts and administrative matters. She has been married to Aidan for 25+ years and considers herself the other boss on the job! Together they have two great children Kieran and Cushla. BK (Before kids) Siobhan worked in the marketing area for NZI Life (Marketing Services Manager) and Ansett New Zealand (National Golden Wing Club Manager). Like Aidan she also comes from a large family of 6 boys and 3 girls (which taught her great people skills!), and has over 20 nieces and nephews. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with the family, hiking, biking, swimming, travelling, going to the movies and socialising.

John also hails from Ireland and was born in County Wicklow. He comes from a family of 5 boys and 2 girls. Prior to painting he was a spraypainter in a furniture factory in Ireland. When he came to New Zealand in 1989, he started painting with Rockfern Painters and his first job was on the Hamilton Pak n Save. Like Aidan he has been painting for over 30 years, and he has been part of the Painting Matters team for over 18 years. John likes the job satisfaction painting gives him when he sees the transformation that a coat of paint can make.

John has a partner Michaela and a gorgeous girl called Bella. In his leisure time he enjoys resting, travelling and spending time with Michaela and Ella. Recently he has been trying his hand at renovating his home.

Harry is originally from Bosnia and has been with Painting Matters for over 10 years. He has been painting for 25 years + so he brings a lot of experience to the team. Harry and his family emigrated to New Zealand in 2006.

He is married to Bessie and has a son called Dino. In his spare time Harry likes fishing on his boat and surfing the internet.

Darren was born in Croydon, Surrey, London. He has 2 other brothers. Darren came to New Zealand in 1993 for a holiday and liked it so much he stayed! He is married to Stephanie and together they have 4 lovely kids – Liam, Emily-Rose, Charlotte and Ella Skye.

Darren has been with Painting Matters for 6+ years and likes painting because he can transform something from bad to beautiful.

In his spare time, he enjoys making music on the computer, playing the guitar and going to NZ’s beautiful beaches and camping with his family. He also likes to potter in the garden.

Stephen was born in Auckland and has 4 brothers and sisters. He has also worked in Sydney and Perth at different times. He has been painting since 1975 and says he enjoys painting as he likes “making things look good”.

Stephen has four children and in his spare time he enjoys reading books, fishing and playing golf.

Sadly, John passed away in 2019 but as he was such a valued member of our team, we have chosen to keep him on the website in remembrance of a lovely man and a great painter. Another Irishman (originally from County Limerick) John had been in New Zealand since 1973. He had 5 sisters and one brother. He was originally a drainlayer and barman but for the last 20 years of his life he had been in the painting industry. He joined Painting Matters in 1995. You always knew John was on the job because you could hear him either whistling or singing! John enjoyed the horses and sports on his days off. John will be sadly missed by the Painting Matters team.