This report was prepared in February, 2023, and summarises research conducted by The Workshop between April, 2022 and February, 2023. It contributes to the second phase of our work on Te Ara Urutau: Waikino / Too Much Water.

This report summarises our analysis of public communications about the water-related impacts of climate change, with a focus on narratives, frames, values, and associated language. It is part of a larger project providing narrative and framing advice funded by Auckland Council to deepen public understanding about the problems and solutions of climate change-induced flooding, inundation, and erosion.

The intention of this report is to provide a time-limited view of relevant public communications about the water-related impacts of climate change in this period: a snapshot, rather than a comprehensive account.

Read the media analysis