The Portage Licensing Trust operate industry leading retail liquor stores and hospitality venues in the “Portage” area of West Auckland. Portage Licensing Trust is 100% community owned, which means profits from liquor are given back to the community rather than going into an owners back pocket.
Below you’ll find where the “Portage” area covers, who the current elected members are and information on their monthly public meetings.
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The Portage Licensing Trust covers the following areas of West Auckland: Glendene, Kelston, Glen Eden, Kaurilands, Titirangi, Laingholm, Parau, Cornwallis, Huia, Little Huia, Whatipu, Green Bay, New Lynn, Avondale, Waterview, Blockhouse Bay, New Windsor & Owairaka, (west of Richardson & Boundary Rds).
If your West Auckland suburb is not listed above, you might live in the area covered by the Waitakere Licensing Trust.
Every three years, as part of the local body elections, the West Auckland community votes for members of the community to represent their views on the licensing trust area they live in. The members elected are the community’s voice and an essential link between the community ownership of The Trusts and the management of the commercial businesses of The Trusts.
The next election for elected members to Portage Licensing Trust take place on Saturday the 12th of October. Download our fact sheet on the 2019 election and the nomination process here. You can view the full list of candidates for this election here.
Below are the current elected members of Portage Licensing Trust. View the Portage Licensing Trust Standing Orders here.
Every month elected members of the Portage Licensing Trust meet to discuss the Trust’s activities at Bricklane, 5 Clark St New Lynn. The meeting has two sessions. The first session is an open forum where members of the public are welcome to attend and ask questions or provide feedback to their elected members and The Trusts senior leadership team. We cover a wide range of topics in these open forums. The second session is a closed meeting for the elected members.
The minutes from each meeting are made available after the following month’s meeting and can be found below. The minutes from previous meetings can be found here.
Monday 29 July
AGM commencing at 7.00pm. An Ordinary Meeting will follow immediately after.
Download MinutesMonday 23 September
commencing at 7.00pm
Tuesday 29 October
commencing at 6.00pm
Monday 25 November
commencing at 7.00pm