Abstract
Climate change adaptation is an unprecedented challenge for decision-making at governance and management levels for local authorities and other groups. This interim report provides a summary of emerging themes one year into the 'Innovations for Climate Adaptation' research, focusing on Council staff experiences and perspectives. It draws on semi-structured interview data from Council staff in Otago, Taranaki, and Bay of Plenty, and is designed to be read in conjunction with the report titled 'Summary of adaptation initiatives by Māori research partners'.