He’s a publisher, poet, world traveller, fluent in French, has a technical background in industrial insurance and now Richmond’s man of many talents, Peter Lynch, is producing quirky local-based videos on Facebook.
“The fickle side of Facebook made me dig deeper. It’s a major eye-opener to see such a huge database of business advertising platforms,” says Peter.
Embarking on a “Be Social” course at NMIT through the Nelson Business Trust, Peter says he intends to reach worldwide standards of business media.
“The business arm of Facebook, I believe, is unknown to those who use it privately.”
Establishing Television Tasman, Peter shoots videos of up to a minute and on various subjects, including documenting Richmond’s Queen St upgrade.
While it remains a hobby, Peter says “it’s taken me to the cusp of wanting to explore more and the reporting aspect”.
It’s a perfect fit for his “insatiable appetite for creativity” that has also seen Peter plant 500 garlic cloves as a tribute to his late father.
Calling it Frank and Peter’s NZ Organic Seed Garlic, Peter says it “gives Dad another run”.
There’s never a dull moment for the eternal optimist who says, “it’s all about having fun.