Editorial: The history of the America's Cup is replete with holders loading the rules to markedly enhance their own chances. But Oracle's gone further.

Russell Coutts' supreme nautical skills were again on display this week when he shipped a homestead by barge off his sprawling seaside section.

Young Kiwi sailor Peter Burling will take the helm of Team New Zealand for the first time in a competitive outing today for round three of the Extreme Series in Qingdao, China.

There is hope Team New Zealand may yet compete in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race.

A Beijing developer has won the right to build a $200 million five-star hotel on the Auckland waterfront site currently occupied by the Team NZ headquarters.

It was as tense as the real America's Cup: there were equipment malfunctions, claims of sabotage and bickering over the crew.

To the victor go the spoils. In the case of Oracle Team USA and the America's Cup, that includes holding the whip hand in the drawing up of the rules.

Team NZ have announced the formation of a new five-member board to govern the Kiwi syndicate as they consider whether to challenge for the America's Cup in 2017.

While $36 million of taxpayers' money may not have secured the America's Cup for New Zealand, a greenstone replica can be yours for a cut-price $70,000.

Barker answered Henry's probing questions with hesitancy, looking as if secret information was being prised out of him, writes Paul Lewis.

Team New Zealand say crew members were consulted about the decision to take a lay-day at a crucial time during last year's failed America's Cup campaign.

World champions Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie won the 470 class on the final day of the Oceanbridge Sail Auckland regatta.

Team New Zealand have lost a key designer to Artemis as syndicates firm up their design teams ahead of the release of the new class rules.

Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton will take a step back in the day-to-day running of the syndicate as part of plans to overhaul the management structure.

While the signs are looking good that Team New Zealand will be involved in the next America's Cup.

Team NZ boss Grant Dalton says he is "cautiously optimistic" about America's Cup sponsors staying aboard - but a New Zealand Volvo Ocean Race campaign looks less likely.

Jimmy Spithill has laughed off the claim a high-tech automated foiling system was instrumental in Oracle's miraculous comeback, saying the system was copied from Team NZ.

Emirates Team NZ will join Santa when he takes a break from his busy Christmas preparations to spread festive joy in central Auckland tomorrow.

Clearly, the Government feels pressured to rush into funding another America's Cup bid.

Emirates Team New Zealand were treated to a heroes welcome today, as Auckland city turn on the kiwi pride at Shed 10. Skipper Dean Barker said "today more than any other time, I think...I can honestly say this is the proudest I've ever been to be a New Zealander"

Steven Joyce has told Team New Zealand that the Government stands ready to be part of its next America's Cup challenge.

Thousands of loyal Emirates Team New Zealand fans are expected to turn out for the crew's official welcome home event tomorrow.

Dean Barker says a decision about the Team NZ's involvement in the next America's Cup challenge must be made before sailors are poached.