The Portage Licensing Trust covers the areas bordered by New Lynn, Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden and Titirangi.

[1] The Trusts were established in 1972 as a community-led initiative to control the sale of alcohol.

[7] Between July 2010 and June 2013, The Trusts invested $30.7 million from its gaming machines into local causes.

[9] The group claimed The Trusts' monopoly was stopping bars and restaurants from establishing on the Te Atatū Peninsula.

[11] On 1 March 2022, it removed all Russian vodkas and beers from shelves, putting Ukrainian flags in their space.