Team New Zealand spent $153 million in New Zealand over the last America's Cup campaign and injected a net $117 million into the Auckland economy, creating the equivalent of 1234 jobs, a report says.

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.

For such an allegedly big sporting contest, the silence has been deafening since TNZ's America's Cup collapse in San Francisco, writes Chris Rattue.

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"

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.

Team New Zealand crew members are back on home soil and say the support they got from Kiwis during the Cup campaign was 'humbling'.

I was told Team New Zealand would not win because Larry Ellison "does not lose". As though that was bad in a competition, or unusual when two rich men fight over something.

The old yachting romantics told me there's nothing like the first leg of the first race of the America's Cup.

Government funding for another America's Cup bid could depend on what sort of regatta is held and where it takes place, Steven Joyce says.

John Key took to the stage at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday with an old message, made urgent by the crisis in Syria.

Here's how it might have gone down. This is entirely fictionalised and based on a lot of the talk buzzing round America's Cup circles right now.

Internet millionaire Kim Dotcom has vowed to help pay for Team New Zealand's next America's Cup campaign if the Government doesn't stump up funding.

Grant Dalton and Dean Barker reflect upon when they realised that the America's Cup was lost to Oracle and why they were beaten after such a promising start to the finals.

The America's Cup remains in the USA, Oracle Team USA have sportingly praised the fantastic effort and challenge from Dean Barker and Team NZ.

Fans & supporters turned out in numbers everyday at Auckland's waterfront, Shed 10. The emotion & faith was always strong, watching, waiting but to no avail. Oracle clenching the win in race 19 of the 34th America's Cup.