America's Cup Village Limited
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America's Cup Village Limited operated between 09 Oct 1996 and 18 Dec 2008.
"When Team New Zealand won the America's Cup in San Diego in 1995, Sir Peter Blake spoke of his dream to turn Auckland's neglected Viaduct Basin into a cup village.
By the end of 1998, the dream became a reality with the completion of 11 syndicate bases, Te Wero Island and public viewing areas, a harbour entrance and wave protection walls - and a wave of restaurants and bars.
Some restaurants, like the landmark Soul Bar & Bistro, have been there nearly as long the as super yachts and the highs and lows of the Auld Mug being lifted aloft by Sir Russell Coutts.
The cup village was opened on October 10, 1999 and by the time the 152-day party ended about 4.2 million people had visited, including more than 600,000 people from overseas. Aucklanders visited the cup village an average of 6.7 times during the regatta." (NZ Herald)
In partnership with Ngati-Whatua-ki-Orakei, America's Cup Village Limited comissioned the waharoa "Te waharoa ki te Wero" (1999) by Blaine Te Rito to mark the entry into the village.
See also:
- 'Viaduct Harbour created a hugely successful America's Cup Village', NZ Herald, 21 Nov, 2017
- New Zealand Business Number
Blaine Te Rito, 'Te waharoa ki te Wero' (1999), Viaduct Basin, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021
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