Are you looking for information on a business, church, school or club? Need historical news about a local organisation? Check out these tips.
Researching businesses and organisations
Search the library catalogue
Start by searching our library catalogue. Use the ‘Refine by’ menu to filter your search results.
Auckland Libraries also provides access to a range of online databases. You can search for resources in these databases using our article search.
Browse online resources
When researching companies and organisations, try these online resources:
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Local history, art, theatre, film and music references from Auckland newspapers and journals. These can now be viewed in Kura Heritage Collections Online.
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Indices of local and national newspapers, New Zealand periodicals, books and scrapbooks from the 1950s to 1996.
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This online version of the Auckland City Council History Index can now be viewed in Kura Heritage Collections Online.
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Live market information on New Zealand listed and delisted companies including financials, announcements and annual reports.
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Search New Zealand specific news and business articles from a vast collection of newspapers, magazines and blogs.
Ask an expert
As your research progresses, you may need to:
- contact a research librarian to ask a question
- come and see one of our specialist research librarians at Research Central, Research South or Heritage Collections Reading Room. Go to our list of locations.
Find out more about our research services.
Council archives
Auckland Council archives has business records relating to building and property, and health information records of business that were inspected or reported to local health authorities.