Book  (May 1992)  Page(s) 261.  
 
Arcadian ('New Year', Macnewye) McGredy (New Zealand) 1982. Description... a blend of orange and gold...

Book  (1988)  Page(s) 112.  
 
Don Sheppard. Final Analysis 1987-88.
New Year MACnewye. McGredy 1982. Deep bronzy orange; 76 reports; 125 bushes; 5 years; 1.3m; 7.2 rating. This rose could just as easily be classified as a Floribunda, but we will regard it as a HT as, generally, the blooms are of classic form, even if small. One report, from mid NZ is typical of all others. "Small, bright orangey blooms. Some fade, repeat exellent, a compact, very healthy bush. An excellent garden rose." Evidently it does not do well in the far north but is good in Hawkes Bay, Central Otago and Canterbury where summer suns are not kind. Recommended to give a good, healthy, bright spot to your garden.

Book  (1987)  Page(s) 99.  
 
Don Sheppard. Review of Newer Roses for 1986-87 Season
New Year McGredy 1983; bronze-yellow; 20 reports; 51 bushes; 1-4 years; 1.2m ; 6.5 rating. Central Otago, reporting on a bed of 25 bushes, finds this rose is healthy and always in bloom. It has very little fading. Several North Island reporters say the colour fades and the blooms drop quickly, otherwise it is a good garden rose. These sentiments are echoed by most other reporters. Repeat is good and the bush is another of the H. T. /Fl. types that are commonly available now. Healthy, except in Feilding where rust is mentioned. A pretty colour and good bush for any garden.

Book  (1986)  Page(s) 80.  Includes photo(s).
 
New Year / Arcadian. ......Arthur Bell' was a huge step on the way. It's in the background of 'New Year' too, and responsible for the glossy foliage and fine habit. There is other blue-blood, as 'Mary Sumner' has proved a fine breeder of healthy roses. What is interesting is that I would call both 'Mary Sumner' and 'Arthur Bell' "unmanageable" because of their tendency to throw over-tall semi-climbing second shoots. That bad habit doesn't show in 'New Year' at all. In fact, one of its most endearing characteristics is to flower at every opportunity. I have a few plants in my own garden and there always seem to be some flowers on it for picking. It is Jillian's stand-by for table decoration. The odd rose in the parentage is Meilland's 'Kabuki'; I cannot trace it in the background of any of my other seedlings, although I used it quite a lot. Its strong point was the deep unfading colour. Not so good were the plant freedom and flower form. I am not an admirer of the new official rose classification - "large-flowered", "cluster-flowered" etc. It is unloving and unworkable. 'New Year' is just a darned good rose. Sometimes it looks like a H. T., sometimes like a floribunda. In the United States, where it won an All-American, it is called a Grandiflora. It defies classification. My Texas friend, Joe Burks, is introducing it to the American public. I like to think of 'New Year' as the Yellow Rose of Texas - with love from New Zealand!
'New Year'. Grandiflora. Raised by Sam McGredy. Bred from 'Mary Sumner' x ('Yellow Pages' x 'Kabuki') It's a New Year in Roses.

Book  (1986)  Page(s) 116..  
 
Don Sheppard. Review of Newer Roses in 1985-86 Season.
New Year. McGredy 1982. apricot-orange; 9 reports; 9 bushes; 1-3 years. 1.1m. 7.6 rating. Everyone agrees that the colour is vivid and good, with little fading, in most areas. The blooms are attractive, small HT type but, often, the petals do not drop cleanly. It is a HT/Flor type of rose. i.e. blooms come in two's or three's. The foliage is bronzy-green. Franklin finds it pleasing and good. Carterton and North Otago report slow repeat, but others do not agree. Rotorua and South Canterbury say the blooms tend to darken in the sun. One Central Taranaki and one Southland reporter say there is some blackspot, elsewhere it is healthy. Most recommend it as a good garden display rose.

Book  (1985)  Page(s) 205.  
 
New Roses of the World. Corrections.
'Arcadian' (Macnewye; 'Near Year'). F; ob; Listed in the 1983 American Rose Annual;
Correct show name is New Year . Classification changed to Gr.

Book  (1985)  Page(s) 38.  
 
Don Sheppard. Review of Newer Roses for 1984-85 Season.
New Year McGredy 1983 Bronze orange. 9 reports, 11 bushes, 1-2 years, about the 1 metre mark. 7.0 rating. This rose is an 'in between one' , could be Hybrid Tea, and could just as easily be a Floribunda. We'll treat it as a Hybrid Tea. Most reports are from the South Island for a change. Gisborne tells of lovely colour and shape, slow repeat, very glossy foliage on a healthy bush. Southern Hawkes Bay report good golden colour, small blooms, a little shy and bush of average health. Rotorua say the blooms are very good when opening, but they age badly. The blooms are fragrant and the repeat is good. The plant has a bushy habit. Christchurch tells of attractively coloured blooms, on a healthy plant which could just as easily be a floribunda. North Otago and West Coast, Dunedin and Southland report good colour, smallish blooms that last well when cut, have good shape, come in small stems or singly. Healthy bush, worth having. No report is detrimental, all are impressed - you try New Year.

Book  (1984)  Includes photo(s).
 
p45. E. F. Allen. Awards to New Rose Seedlings in Great Britain in 1983.
Arcadian MACnewye. [ 'Mary Sumner' x ('Yellow Pages' x 'Kabuki') ]. A cluster flowered seedling, by Sam McGredy, with orange flattish flowers, which I have always marked highly.

p48. 1984 Rose Selections.
New Year. Fl.-HT. A new floribunda in the popular apricot-yellow shades, but brighter than most. The HT shaped blooms are borne in small trusses or singly on an upright bush, which is very well-clothed in bronze green glossy foliage.

p122. Photo. New Year Floribunda / Hybrid Tea

Book  (1984)  Page(s) 179.  
 
Trial Ground Awards, 1983.
Trial Ground Certificate. Arcadian (Macnewye). Cluster Flowered (Flor). Apricot blend, clusters have very many blooms, medium not full; growth bushy, height short; scent moderate. 'Mary Sumner' x ('Yellow Pages' x 'Kabuki'). McGredy. Introducer John Mattock Ltd. Trial Ground No. 5178.

Book  (1982)  Page(s) 133.  
 
Egmont Roses advertisement.
MACnewye (Yet to be named). - HT. Gorgeous bronzy-orange on a strong plant. R.I.N.Z. award winner. McGredy 1983.