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America's Cup: More than 200,000 head to CBD for racing

06:43 am on 18 March 2021

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More than 200,000 people turned up to watch the America's Cup racing over the past week.

It was so busy for the finale yesterday officials were stopping entry to the Cup Village.

Steve Armitage from the council agency Auckland Unlimited told reporter Adam Jacobson the event provided a much-needed boost to struggling businesses post-lockdown.