Emirates Team New Zealand

Emirates Team New Zealand is based in Wynyard Quarter, north of Auckland’s city center and just steps away from Westhaven Marina, the largest marina in the southern hemisphere. The team represents Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and won the America's Cup – the world’s oldest sporting trophy – in 1995 and 2000, the first team from a country outside the United States to win and then defend the America's Cup. Members of the team have won several Olympic titles in sailing. It has been sponsored by Emirates since 2007. Auckland's newest waterfront neighborhood, Wynyard Quarter is an amazing reclamation project of an area formerly used for bulk petro-chemical storage. The revitalized neighborhood opened was opened in 2011 and includes new public parks, plaza event spaces and a pedestrian bridge. You’ll find many chic cafes and restaurants along the streets and piano concerts in Daldy Street Park. Along the wharf, Sounds of Sea are interactive art works based on the ventilation funnels and speaking tubes used on ships.