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In-Depth Engaged Journalism
The Dig is a new public interest journalism platform dedicated to uncovering diverse perspectives and innovative solutions to major issues facing Aotearoa New Zealand and the world. We do this through independent, in-depth investigations, and analysis on politics, social justice, the environment, technology, culture, and more.
The Dig will focus on innovative ideas and solutions that go beyond polarity and the mainstream political and media discourse to help you make sense of the world. The Dig offers journalists the editorial freedom and support they need to be fiercely independent yet collaborative by creating a membership-based community.
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Voting For The Future
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 4:45 pm | The Dig
We can choose to be sustainable or unsustainable. There is no third option, and the unsustainable, by definition, ceases. Nobody in their right mind would vote for a party promising to empty the nation’s coffers, yet the way we live is based on ... More >>
Welcome To The Dig’s Panel Discussion On Benefits
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 4:38 pm | The Dig
Watch the video featuring our knowledgeable and passionate panelists. You can also take part in the ScoopCitizen survey below, or ask any questions you may have for the panelists: Susan St John – associate professor of economics and spokesperson More >>
Benefits: The Unkindest Politics Of All
Monday, 5 October 2020, 4:25 pm | The Dig
Jeremy Rose analyses the policies of the Government and other prospective parties on social welfare. Jacinda Ardern launched Labour’s 2017 campaign by quoting former Labour prime minister Norman Kirk as saying: “People don’t want much, just someone ... More >>
Ellen Rykers: Community Conservation And Biodiversity
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 10:04 am | The Dig
It’s increasingly clear that a government agency alone cannot combat the biodiversity crisis successfully. Grass-roots initiatives are a growing resource in the conservation toolbox. More >>
Veronika Meduna: Kaitiakitanga - Seeing Nature As Your Elder
Thursday, 12 September 2019, 12:01 pm | The Dig
This story addresses the intricate interconnections between climate change and biodiversity loss, and how this disruption impacts Māori in particular. Meduna also discusses this relationship with prominent Māori scientists and environmentalists and inquires ... More >>
Dave Hansford: Whose Biodiversity is it Anyway?
Thursday, 29 August 2019, 2:45 pm | The Dig
The DOC-led draft Biodiversity Strategy seeks a “shared vision.” But there are more values and views around wildlife than there are species. How can we hope to agree on the shape of Aotearoa’s future biota? More >>
The Dig: Scoop’s Engaged Journalism Platform Launches
Tuesday, 13 August 2019, 4:16 pm | The Dig
The Scoop Ecosystem has grown bigger with the launch of The Dig - a new public interest, in-depth, Engaged Journalism platform. The Dig will be 100% funded by donations to the Scoop Foundation and profits from Scoop Publishing once it breaks even. It will ... More >>
There is a field: Reimagining Biodiversity in Aotearoa
Tuesday, 13 August 2019, 3:56 pm | The Dig
Aoraki Mt Cook. Photo: Stefan Wagener. CC2.0 “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. - Rumi. 13th Century Mystic Poet By: Joseph Cederwall We are in a moment of existential peril, with interconnected ... More >>
