Helmsman Peter Burling and his Emirates Team NZ crew would travel along Queen St in central Auckland with the Auld Mug before taking to the harbour.
It is the first time since 1995 that the America's Cup has landed on New Zealand shores and fans were keen to welcome the trophy home.
Skipper Glenn Ashby said yesterday the victory in Bermuda last week had buried some ghosts from 2013 when Team New Zealand held an 8-1 lead over Oracle, only for Jimmy Spithill to engineer one of the greatest comebacks in sport to win the next eight races and retain the cup.
"It's largely redemption, for the whole team and the country, from San Francisco," said Ashby, the only remaining member of the 2013 sailing team on the boat in Bermuda.
- NZ Herald and Reuters
