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The article focuses on the various happenings in New Zealand which involve prominent figures. It talks about the outfits donned by Sarah Thornton and Linda Tyler during the Writers and Readers Festival at the Aotea Centre. It also mentions the attendance of Pat Rippin on the 60th birthday celebration of Sir Paul Holmes and on the launch of the web site for John Banks. Furthermore, it recounts Witi Ihimaera's calling of Keisha Castle-Hughes as Moby Chick.

The article presents an interview with Linda Tyler, director of the Gus Fisher Gallery in New Zealand. She describes why she wanted to change the household name of botanist John Buchanan. She explains how much of Buchanan's output as graphic designer has survived. She describes whether he just did photographing plants.