From Metros ninth issue in March 1982 until 2002, the magazine featured an influential gossip column called Felicity Ferret. The writer was anonymous, although in May 2006 Auckland restaurant owner Fran Fisher told Metro that she had pitched the idea to editor Warwick Roger in 1982, and had contributed to it – along with Roger – until she left New Zealand in December 1983.
The gossip column Felicity Ferret, which was published from Metros ninth issue in March 1982 until 2002, was written by an anonymous author. In May 2006, Fran Fisher, a New Zealand restaurant owner, disclosed to Metro that she had proposed the idea to editor Warwick Roger and contributed to it – along with Roger – up until December 1983.