Konelio (Lio) Taupe

First off, family is everything to me. I am blessed with my beautiful wife, our 2 daughters and son, and 2 year old mokopuna.

I spent 15 years attending to clients' coffee challenges throughout the Wellington region and to a lesser extent, nation-wide, with Caffe L'affare. This included mainly machinery/equipment and supplies, and to a lesser extent, I attended wine & food festivals, music festivals and art gatherings as technical support and set up.

I enjoyed my time there and suffice to say, I miss working in the industry.

The time there taught me how to take up professional challenges utilising interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

My focus on a job is to put to action my acquired skills to enable me to complete tasks in a competent and professional manner.

I am an avid visual artist who dabbles in portraiture/still life painting (acrylic and oils), photography and video graphics. Please see part of my portfolio for reference.

Family always comes first. I am happily married to my beautiful wife, Arlene.

I have recently become a first time koro (granddad), and it's is the best feeling in the world.

I love watching all sports, and I am especially an avid follower of Rugby League, and specifically my nephews' League Club (St George Dragons, Porirua) and the NZ One Warriors.

In my spare time I enjoy painting/ drawing portraiture and sports and nature photograpy of which I am proud of.

I love listening to all genres of music.