This rose was bred by a little known New Zealand breeder, John Martin, of New Plymouth, prior to 1988 and in that year was sold as a fundraiser for New Zealand's premier country & western music event, The Gold Guitar Awards, held annually in Gore, Southland. I haven't been able to establish that it was ever marketed commercially and it almost certainly wasn't. There is no record of it in the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights register. The only example I have been able to find is in the Gore Public Gardens, where there are several plants flourishing in a group planting. I have contacted the manager of Gore Public Gardens and the owners of nearby rose growers Southern Roses, who have both indicated interest in cooperating with each other to propagate this rose and Southern Roses will possibly, in the future, introduce this rose to the market.