Book  (2009)  Page(s) 78.  
 
David Ruston. Australia / New Zealand differences.
Exhibition Roses: Auckland Metro (Mcgredy) 1987. Good as a full bloom.

Booklet  (2008)  
 
An Information List of all Varieties. p7
1987 Auckland Metro - Macbucpal. Nicknamed Buckingham Palace.

Seedling Books NZ 1986-End. 1985-1986. 1982 p26
813 Auckland Metro. MACbucpal. Buckingham Palace (Sexy Rexy x Saturday)

Book  (2004)  
 
p28. Joan and Ken Turner. Favourite Exhibiting Roses. Large Roses.
Currently our favourite would be the beautiful white Auckland Metro which is as near perfect as you could wish for.

p29. Stuart Pinfold. Favourite Exhibiting Roses. Fully Open Bloom.
Auckland Metro (MACbucpal) must be one of my first choices for this type. A very generous and trouble free rose, very consistent size and form and luxurious foliage. At the very least a splendid garden subject. I believe it should be in the plans of every budding exhibitor as well.

p30. Margaret Wise. Favourite Exhibiting Roses. Fully Open Bloom.
Auckland Metro (Also very good for 3 stages of development.)

p31. Helen and Derrol White. Favourite Exhibiting Roses. Fully Open Bloom.
Auckland Metro is a favourite fully open bloom. Off white blooms of a camellia form open into large circular blooms. The upstanding healthy bush provides many blooms during the season.

p32. Marian and Michael Brown. Favourite Exhibiting Roses. Fully Open.
Auckland Metro. Vigorous upright plant with glossy green foliage giving many wonderful blooms of great form and substance. Can always be relied upon for showing.

p57. Bill Roche. The Lady Norwood Rose Garden, Wellington Botanical Gardens.
The following are the twenty best performing roses - Auckland Metro A tall creamy rose with lovely fragrance.

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 94.  Includes photo(s).
 
‘Auckland Metro’/MACbucpal/’Métro’/’Precious Michelle’ = Hybride de Thé – tons blancs, remontant…. nombreux pétales imbriqués, cette rose blanche au cœur crème, bien parfumée, est souvent portée en larges bouquets, chaque corolle au bout de sa longue tige… Buissonnant, robuste et doté d’un ample feuillage sombre et brillant, plutôt trapu et convient bien massif… très apprécié en Nouvelle-Zélande, ainsi qu’en Australie où il porte le nom de ‘Precious Michelle’ en hommage à une jeune femme de Queensland. McGredy, Nouvelle-Zélande, 1988.

Article (newsletter)  (Jun 1999)  Page(s) 3.  
 
Auckland Metro... This beautiful white, double hybrid tea blooms in great profusion. "In hot, dry climates, it turns into an ugly yellowy-green ball which refused to open -- avoid it," McGredy [the rose's breeder writes in his book, Sam McGredy's Favourite Roses.]

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 71.  
 
Stuart Pinfold. The Champion Rose - Unveiled.
Other roses which, though of good or better substance, will also readily respond to protection include Auckland Metro and....

Book  (1995)  Page(s) 30.  
 
p30 John Martin. I believe the characteristics of truss formation in such varieties as 'Auckland Metro' and 'New Zealand' is a break-through, giving many more flowers per plant and a greater show in the garden. The influence of these and other roses will be very strong in the new varieties of the 21st century.....

Book  (Sep 1993)  Page(s) 60.  Includes photo(s).
 
Auckland Metro (MACbupal) Large-flowered. Sam McGredy 1987... palest pink to almost white, flowering almost as freely as a Cluster-flowered Rose... known as 'Precious Michelle' in Australia, in memory of the young lady who is also commemorated by 'Michelle Joy'... 'Sexy Rexy' (unnamed seedling x 'Ferry Porsche')

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 31.  
 
Auckland Metro Hybrid Tea, white, 1987, (MACbucpal; 'Métro'); 'Sexy Rexy' x (Seedling x 'Ferry Porsche'); McGredy, Sam. Description.

Book  (1993)  Page(s) 60.  Includes photo(s).