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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 offers news briefs related to community colleges in the U.S. including the 2014 Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina award to Linda Tyler, the 2014 Faculty Scholar award to English professor Mathew Spano, and the Entrepreneurship President's Pledge made by Bill Seymour.

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.

The article offers a look at how Linda Tyler, a corporate relations director, loss weight. For Linda, keeping her career on the fast track meant business functions that revolved around food and a hectic work schedule that left time for little else. But when she realized that she had gained so much weight, Linda decided to invest in her body. She hired a personal trainer and conducted a weekly physical fitness program, with a daily diet plan. According to Linda, her decision to change her lifestyle is more about health than vanity.