FINDING TELEPHONE BOOKS
Telephone books are located at the North end, Victoria St side of the First Floor, Central Library, in the Science and Humanities area, and in the Reference Collection at branch libraries.
New Zealand
The latest copies of all New Zealand telephone books are available at every Wellington City Libraries branch. An index is located with the telephone books.
You can access New Zealand telephone books online at any library on our free internet computers:
White Pages
Yellow Pages
Older New Zealand telephone books (last 10 years) are held in the New Zealand Reference Collection on the 2nd Floor of the Central Library.
Older New Zealand Wises and UBD directories (Last 10 Years) are also held in the New Zealand Reference Collection.
South Pacific
Central Library has several telephone books for the South Pacific.
| Cook Islands | 2001 | Fiji | 2004 |
| New Caledonia | 2001 | Niue | 1998 |
| Norfolk Island | 2000 | Samoa | 2004-5 |
| Solomon Islands | 2005 | Tonga | 2004 |
Australia
We hold the 2000 editions for major cities and states of Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, plus more recent editions for Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide and the Gold Coast.
Australian yellow and white pages can be accessed online on our free Internet computers:
White Pages
Yellow Pages
Great Britain & Ireland
We hold 1993-2000 editions of the British telephone books at Central Library, North End of the first floor, by the business directories. An Index is located next to these books. Eolai Telofon (Ireland) 1997-1998 is also available. We are unable to source more recent editions of these telephone books.
British yellow and white pages can be accessed online on our free Internet computers:
British Telecom
Online
Many telephone books and addresses are available on the Internet. You can search for these on our pay Internet terminals by the Science & Humanities and 2nd floor desks or at your local branch library. Type search terms such as 'telephone directories' or 'phone books' and the name of the country you are after into a search engine like Google or index like Yahoo. Or try an online list of phonebook websites like Teldir.Business Directories
Business directories for many countries are held at Central Library. These contain business and company contact details. This collection is located beside the toilets on the Victoria St side of the Science and Humanities area. Some useful directories include:
| World Business Directory | 01 INT 03 |
| New Zealand UBD | 02 NZ 03 |
| Japan Yellow Pages 2002 | 06 JAP 03 |
| Taiwan Yellow Pages 2001 | 06 TAI 03 |
Visit our Business Directories page for more information.
