The Portland Public House is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most iconic live music venues. With over 7 years of wild tales, epic nights and mind-altering moments, this bar has created many amazing memories. 

We have had many amazing musicians and performers play at our place from Anika Moa,Holly Smith,Yoko Zuna Band,Bailey-wailey,Auckland city Scoundrels many others.

The Portland Public House is internationally renowned. With a reputation for helping kiwi artists, we have provided a free venue for our musicians to play for decades. 

Over the last year we have invested heavily in upgrading our sound, rebuilding and curtaining our stage, with renovations ongoing. We now have our own in-house sound engineer. We’ve invested everything we have to make the Portland Public house the best small live music venue in NZ. 

But now we need your help.  

Every dollar we made last year was invested back into the bar and used to support our musicians and pay our staff a fair wage. When Covid-19 hit we used all our personal savings to ensure all our bills were paid and our staff were retained. Running the Portland Public house is a passion project and an investment in our local music industry.  

All money earned from gigs goes to the bands. We love this bar, we love our musicians and we love you, our customers and fans. We know you share the passion we have for the Portland public house because you’ve told us. Thank you.  

We want to provide many more amazing memories for you. We’re looking for as much as you can give, to help us survive and get through the winter months. If you’ve ever had a night to remember at the Portland public house, then please support us.

The Portland Public house brings people together. It’s where memories are made and nights are treasured. Where the staff are fabulous and the views are to die for. You can get so close to your favourite musician that you can touch them, and you can experience the most intimate and mind-blowing live gigs. 

Save the Portland Public house and save one of New Zealand’s very best live music venues.  

Whether it’s $5, $10 or $100, every little bit counts.  

And if you’re not able to donate, please share this page with as many people as you can, with a memory of why *you* love the Portland Public house.  Anything you can do to help, would mean the world to us.  

Save the Portland public house. Donate or share now.  We need you. 

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This Boosted campaign is part of a nationwide awareness drive under the banner of Boosted LIVE presents #SAVEOURVENUES.

Run by a dedicated committee of music lovers (including Reb, Matthew Crawley (Golden Dawn / Strange News, Lucy Macrae & Tom Anderson (Whammy Bar), Rohan Evans (The Wine Cellar) and Reuben Bonner (Banished Music)), the #SAVEOURVENUES team seek to unite in support of Aotearoa's live music venues and music scene. To raise awareness and funds, and trigger a national response strategy in support of a thriving musical culture in New Zealand. 

#saveourvenues aim is to help generate support for crucial, original, small live music venues right across New Zealand, in cities and towns. And they are calling on everyone to help. Anyone can do it – artists, audience members, reviewers, techies, promoters – all of us. Please support your local venues. They need you. 

#saveourvenues #saveourvenuesnz #weloveportlandpublichouse