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The government considered walking away from funding an America's Cup village in Auckland as negotiations ran into trouble in their final weeks, papers released to RNZ reveal.

The Olympic gold-medal-winning yachtsman Peter Burling is rejoining the team as skipper for the 2021 America's Cup, a Team New Zealand tactician says.

America's Cup defenders Team New Zealand and Italian challenger Luna Rossa have started a race to design the "fastest sailing monohull on earth" with a new set of rules.

New jobs have already been created and economic benefits are already being felt from the America's Cup being held in Auckland in 2021, the Marine Industry says.

There's no guarantee the Auckland Council's $100 million contribution to the America's Cup won't rise, says Auckland mayor Phil Goff. Audio

Analysis - Will the real America's Cup Village plan please stand up? asks Todd Niall.

The government has called in one of the country's top business figures to lead its negotiations over cost-sharing for the America's Cup sailing regatta in 2021.

A new computer animation shows what a proposed America's Cup Village might look like on Auckland's waterfront. Video

Emirates Team New Zealand has reluctantly accepted Auckland Council's option for the 2021 America's Cup, but wants more super-yacht berths.

Decisions on where and how to accommodate the America's Cup on the Auckland waterfront are due today.

Analysis - If there is a champion for Auckland's hosting of the America's Cup, now would be a good time to step forward, Todd Niall writes.

Team New Zealand has looked at Tauranga as a possible venue for the America's Cup, in the event that its first choice Auckland falls through.

New York Yacht Club, the original holders of the America's Cup, will challenge for the cup for the first time since 2003.