1 | Introduction Potential adverse human rights impacts associated with media representation were also assessed by including journalists’ perspectives in consultation across the three broad groups of rights-holders, and through targeted consultations. The NZHRC was responsible for conducting stakeholder engagement and consultations in Aotearoa New Zealand and reviewing and providing input into the key findings to ensure thorough and accurate coverage of human rights issues concerning Aotearoa New Zealand’s hosting of the FWWC2023. As a result of restrictions in place due to COVID-19, consultations in both Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand proceeded through online meetings. Further details of the stakeholder consultation process are set out in Appendix 1 of this report. 14 This Human Rights Risk Assessment has also been informed by: • the preliminary work completed by Griffith University in their ‘Independent Human Rights Context Assessment Australia & New Zealand’ in December 2019 for the FWWC2023; and • the risk assessment methodology developed for the FIFA 2022 Men��s World Cup in Qatar, making changes where appropriate for the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand contexts. Similarly, this Human Rights Risk Assessment has taken into account the risks identified in FIFA’s pilot Guardians Safeguarding Risk Assessment Matrix, but with changes and adaptations where appropriate for the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand context.