ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on July 26, 2026.
South Sudan’s first elections won’t be perfect – but another delay could be even riskier
No country emerging from prolonged civil war is ever sufficiently prepared for elections.
Eugene Doyle: Sex crimes, Karim Khan and the West’s war on the ICC
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle In a secret vote on July 24, the member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) voted to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. This was far more than a vote about the alleged serious misconduct of one powerful man. It represents an unprecedented institutional crisis for both the ICC and the
Israel accused of ‘buying Pacific votes’ over plan to open Nauru embassy in Jerusalem
Asia Pacific Report A New Zealand national solidarity group for Palestine has condemned plans by Nauru to open an embassy in Jerusalem as an “alarming indication” of Israel diplomacy consolidating illegal occupation of Palestinian Territory and “buying Pacific votes” at the United Nations. “Nearly half of the countries with embassies in Jerusalem are from the
NZ community newspaper The Akaroa Mail celebrates 150 years
By Rachel Graham of RNZ Newspapers in New Zealand and around the world are under increasing pressure with many businesses facing restructures, going digital or closing all together but a free newspaper on Banks Peninsula is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The Akaroa Mail was first published on 21 July, 1876, and prints 10,000 paper copies
View from The Hill: Labor’s ‘managed democracy’ reaches high point as blanket thrown over Israel-Gaza dissent
Ministers and factional heavyweights worked behind closed doors to squash an attempted revolt over Israel and Gaza.