diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-api/src/utils/mapping-utils.test.ts b/packages/ripple-tide-api/src/utils/mapping-utils.test.ts
index 68accf47b2..598867029d 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-api/src/utils/mapping-utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-api/src/utils/mapping-utils.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   getSiteSection,
   humanizeFilesize,
   getPlainText,
+  getPlainTextFromField,
   getBoolFromString
 } from './mapping-utils.js'
 
@@ -231,6 +232,14 @@ describe('ripple-tide-api/mapping utils', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it(`returns the plain text value of a field`, () => {
+    expect(
+      getPlainTextFromField(field, 'field_acknowledgement_to_country')
+    ).toEqual(
+      'We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First People and traditional owners and custodians of the lands, seas and waters of Australia. We pay our respect to Elders past and present.'
+    )
+  })
+
   it(`returns a boolean value from supplied string`, () => {
     expect(getBoolFromString('yes')).toEqual(true)
     expect(getBoolFromString('no')).toEqual(false)
diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-api/src/utils/mapping-utils.ts b/packages/ripple-tide-api/src/utils/mapping-utils.ts
index c68e247375..b5141ef640 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-api/src/utils/mapping-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-api/src/utils/mapping-utils.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,19 @@ export const getPlainText = (content: string): string => {
   return content?.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/g, '')?.trim()
 }
 
+/**
+ * @description gets the fields value as plain text
+ */
+export const getPlainTextFromField = (
+  field: {},
+  path: string | string[],
+  fallback = ''
+) => {
+  const content = get(field, path, fallback)
+
+  return content ? getPlainText(content) : content
+}
+
 /**
  * @description converts supplied string value i.e. 'yes', 'no' into true or false
  */
@@ -274,5 +287,6 @@ export default {
   getSiteKeyValues,
   getSiteSection,
   getPlainText,
+  getPlainTextFromField,
   getBoolFromString
 }
diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-api/types.d.ts b/packages/ripple-tide-api/types.d.ts
index 72a4731461..d26f7efcdb 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-api/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-api/types.d.ts
@@ -344,3 +344,15 @@ export function getLinkFromField(field: any, path: string | string[]): any
 export function humanizeFilesize(fileSize: number): string
 export function getSiteKeyValues(key: string, src: any): any
 export function getSiteSection(sectionId: string, src: any): any
+export function getMediaPath(field: any, path?: string | string[]): string
+export function getDocumentFromField(
+  field: Record<string, any>,
+  path: string
+): TideDocumentField
+export function getPlainText(content: string): string
+export function getPlainTextFromField(
+  field: string,
+  path: string | string[],
+  fallback?: any
+): any
+export function getBoolFromString(text: string): boolean | null
diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/base-mapping.ts b/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/base-mapping.ts
index 5b860de3f9..57e849250a 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/base-mapping.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/base-mapping.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { getField, getImageFromField } from '@dpc-sdp/ripple-tide-api'
+import {
+  getField,
+  getImageFromField,
+  getPlainTextFromField
+} from '@dpc-sdp/ripple-tide-api'
 import { ITideCardCarouselItem } from './card-carousel-mapping'
 
 export const baseIncludes = [
@@ -13,5 +17,5 @@ export const baseMapping = (field): ITideCardCarouselItem => ({
   meta: {
     topic: getField(field, 'field_topic.name', null)
   },
-  summary: getField(field, 'field_landing_page_summary', '')
+  summary: getPlainTextFromField(field, 'field_landing_page_summary', '')
 })
diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/custom-mapping.ts b/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/custom-mapping.ts
index abece43ce9..3fd046a851 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/custom-mapping.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/custom-mapping.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import {
   getField,
   getImageFromField,
-  getLinkFromField
+  getLinkFromField,
+  getPlainTextFromField
 } from '@dpc-sdp/ripple-tide-api'
 
 const getCardImage = (card) => {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export const mapping = (field) => {
           dateStart: getField(field, 'field_paragraph_date_range.value', null),
           dateEnd: getField(field, 'field_paragraph_date_range.end_value', null)
         },
-        summary: getField(field, 'field_paragraph_summary', '')
+        summary: getPlainTextFromField(field, 'field_paragraph_summary', '')
       }
       break
     case 'paragraph--card_event_auto':
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export const mapping = (field) => {
             null
           )
         },
-        summary: getField(
+        summary: getPlainTextFromField(
           field,
           'field_paragraph_reference.field_landing_page_summary',
           ''
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ export const mapping = (field) => {
         keyDates: field.field_paragraph_keydates.map((date) => ({
           title: getField(date, 'field_paragraph_keydate', ''),
           subtitle: getField(date, 'field_paragraph_title', ''),
-          content: getField(date, 'field_paragraph_summary', '')
+          content: getPlainTextFromField(date, 'field_paragraph_summary', '')
         }))
       }
       break
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export const mapping = (field) => {
           topic: getField(field, 'field_paragraph_topic.[0].name', null),
           date: getField(field, 'field_paragraph_date', null)
         },
-        summary: getField(field, 'field_paragraph_summary', '')
+        summary: getPlainTextFromField(field, 'field_paragraph_summary', '')
       }
       break
     case 'paragraph--card_promotion_auto': {
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ export const mapping = (field) => {
             ? getField(field, 'field_paragraph_reference.created', null)
             : null
         },
-        summary: getField(
+        summary: getPlainTextFromField(
           field,
           'field_paragraph_reference.field_landing_page_summary',
           ''
diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/test-data.ts b/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/test-data.ts
index c733e8ee26..c2d58f4f59 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/test-data.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-landing-page/mapping/components/card-carousel/test-data.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const rawDataCustom = {
       },
       field_paragraph_location: null,
       field_paragraph_summary:
-        'Adipisicing sint consectetur consequat excepteur exercitation et laboris cillum.',
+        'Adipisicing sint consectetur\r\n consequat excepteur exercitation et laboris cillum.',
       field_paragraph_title: 'Test event',
       field_paragraph_media: {
         links: {
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ export const rawDataCustom = {
         },
         field_landing_page_show_contact: true,
         field_landing_page_summary:
-          'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam tincidunt sit amet ligula sit amet lacinia. In a leo nec tortor aliquet faucibus.',
+          'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.\r\n Aliquam tincidunt sit amet ligula sit amet lacinia. In a leo nec tortor aliquet faucibus.',
         field_news_intro_text:
           'Nulla ultricies dignissim leo, posuere vestibulum erat cursus vitae',
         field_node_author: 'Nulla ultricies',
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ export const rawDataCustom = {
           revision_translation_affected: null,
           field_paragraph_keydate: 'June 13th, 2023 and beyond',
           field_paragraph_link: null,
-          field_paragraph_summary: 'Key Dates Card Summary',
+          field_paragraph_summary: 'Key Dates Card Summary\r\n',
           field_paragraph_title: 'Key Dates Card',
           id: '7865b901-e85b-47f0-adbc-1690ece4559c',
           type: 'paragraph--keydates'
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ export const rawDataCustom = {
         url: '/sdpta-promotion-card-landing-page-fixture',
         origin_url: '/sdpta-promotion-card-landing-page-fixture'
       },
-      field_paragraph_summary: 'Promotion Card summary',
+      field_paragraph_summary: 'Promotion Card summary\r\n',
       field_paragraph_title: 'Promotion Card',
       field_paragraph_media: {
         links: {
@@ -3038,7 +3038,7 @@ export const rawDataNews = [
     field_landing_page_nav_title: null,
     field_landing_page_show_contact: false,
     field_landing_page_summary:
-      'NP1 Etiam scelerisque lorem sit amet sapien iaculis, nec dignissim augue cursus. Mauris eu purus a neque tristique venenatis sit amet sed sem. Aenean viverra lectus ut tempus sollicitudin.',
+      'NP1 Etiam scelerisque lorem sit amet sapien iaculis,\r\n nec dignissim augue cursus. Mauris eu purus a neque tristique venenatis sit amet sed sem. Aenean viverra lectus ut tempus sollicitudin.',
     field_metatags: null,
     field_news_date: '2050-07-02T10:00:00+11:00',
     field_news_intro_text:
@@ -5270,7 +5270,7 @@ export const rawDataEvent = [
     },
     field_landing_page_show_contact: true,
     field_landing_page_summary:
-      'Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs END',
+      'Tell me, O muse\r\n, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs END',
     field_news_intro_text:
       'Nulla ultricies dignissim leo, posuere vestibulum erat cursus vitae',
     field_node_author: 'Full Name',