Ben Payne

Installer

Ben Payne.

Installer.

Ben Payne’s made the leap from music to megabits as Primo’s newest installer, bringing broadband to rural users around Taranaki.

After a long stint in all areas of the music biz from retail, playing and band management, including many years with Kora, he’s now loving the epic views on the road and meeting great people on the job. It also gives him a chance to use his experience from Broadspectrum as a fibre installer to help with the rollout of Primo Fibre.

Ben lives in Ōkato with partner Christine and their young son Oliver. He’s big on customer care, loves to surf, and reckons being a “needy dad” is his best gig yet.

Dan Suhr

Site Team Technician

Dan Suhr.

Site Team Technician.

Dan is a seasoned professional with a diverse background and a passion for excellence.

From his humble beginnings at New Plymouth Boy’s High School to his varied career journey, Dan has honed his skills as a jack of all trades.

Having worked in diverse roles including car valet, plastering, farming, exterior house painter, and yacht painter, Dan’s career path has been anything but ordinary. His expertise in gib fixing/stopping stands out among his many talents, showcasing his commitment to perfection in every task.

Beyond his professional achievements, Dan is an avid outdoors-man who enjoys fishing, hunting, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Now, as a valued member of the Site Team, having joined us in 2024, Dan brings his wealth of experience and passion for excellence to his role. We love having him as part of our Primo whānau.

Aaron McCallum

The Signal Sensei

Aaron McCallum.

Installer.

Before joining Primo, Aaron was on an exhilarating journey as the owner of Paper Plus Hawera.

However, his adventurous spirit and desire to get into the outdoors led him to trade ink and toner for the internet and technology as a Primo installer.

When he’s not busy crafting connections in the digital realm, Aaron is a devoted fam bam man with an unstoppable team of 5 sons and a partner in crime, Jen.

Aaron loves to revel in the outdoors tramping, mountain biking and capturing moments through the lens of a camera.

Lee Diamond

The Mischievous Monkey

Lee Diamond.

The Mischievous Monkey.

Joining the site build team in February 2021, Lee thinks the best thing about being at Primo is getting to work out in the country and with the people at Primo.

He’s worked outdoors for over 10 years and loves it! In a previous life he was a travelling barista selling his coffees around NZ. Pity he isn’t in the office much, he could make us all coffees!

Being the outdoors guy that he is, he loves his motorbike riding and is an active member in the Triumph Motorcycle Club. He’s a bit of a home mechanic and if he was doing any other job it would be as a motocross rider. He brings with him a wide range of knowledge and skills across the telecommunications, electronics, defence, welding and fabrication sectors.

Born and bred in Taranaki, Lee loves the mountain to surf and the great weather! Just as well seeing as he’s outdoors every day.

James Crofskey

The Broadband Bogan

James Crofskey.

The Broadband Bogan.

Having worked in the electrical industry for over 10 years James brings with him valuable essential skills for connecting Taranaki residents to our very own rural wireless network.

Starting just prior to the great Covid-19 lockdown of 2020 James says he is blessed to be working for Primo in the city he grew up in and the views he sees every day around the mountain are amazing.

He couldn’t ask for a better place to work! Primo for life!

If not working for Primo, James aspires to have a TV show as a singing chef – mmm we might have a new taker for our annual Primo staff cook off!

Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue, Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn bork! bork! bork!