Du Fresne's Law of Unattractive National Traits

British people are fine folk at home. Abroad, they can complain about anything, at any time.

6:45 AM OPINION: The worst characteristics of any nationality tend to become much more pronounced on foreign ground.

A hymn to 2018

Same old Aussies - but this time they were caught cheating, and cricket captain Steve Smith burst into tears.

OPINION: A year of tyrants, cheats and abusers - but it wasn't all bad.

Editorial: Where angels - quite rightly - fear to tread

OPINION: Nicole Barnes' bravery was undeniable, but misplaced.

The year this Kiwi didn't fly

59409078 - white passenger wide-body plane. aircraft is flying in blue cloudy sky over the sea.

OPINION: Scientist Shaun Hendy cut out flying - and saved 18 tonnes in carbon emissions.

I'm outraged over school reforms

090852018 NEWS PHOTO MARTIN DE RUYTER/ STUFF

School crossing generic near Stoke School, Main Road Stoke

OPINION: I'm so cross I'd march on Parliament, but I haven't got a free date in my diary.

Building homes in Auckland is so bureaucratic that Hamilton architect Andrew Bydder tries to avoid the area.

Council consents need fix

All I wanted was some new undies, writes Jane Bowron, and the store staff tried to shame me into making a charity ...

Hit up at the undies counter

"As much as we love the comfort of the land, it pays to seek out the ocean every now and again," writes Joel Maxwell. ...

My year of painful truths

A modified Tesla Model X drives in the Hawthorne test tunnel.

Tech delivers a better future

Emma Cook cartoons

Sunday Star Times illustrator Emma Cook at home in Taupo.

Emma Cook is living a dream 40 years in the making, as a cartoonist.

Dilbert cartoons

The classic cartoon about office life.

Tom Scott cartoons

Tom Scott is an internationally renowned cartoonist, whose perspective on life in NZ has been entertaining Kiwis for years.

Sharon Murdoch cartoons

Sharon Murdoch won Canon Media Awards Cartoonist of the Year in 2016 and 2017.

From pet pooper scooper to award-winning cartoonist, Sharon Murdoch has a unique take on NZ.

Malcolm Walker cartoons

Malcolm Walker has returned as our cartoonist for Stuff and Sunday News where his cartooning career began.

Malcolm Walker drew for Sunday News for 34 years. Now the Auckland cartoonist returns to inkblot the news.

Mike Moreu cartoons

Mike Moreu loves to point out everyday life's foibles.

Mike Moreu has delighted in satirising modern life and making people think for more than 15 years.

Shaun Yeo cartoons

Shaun Yeo has been sharing his take on the world for many years.

Born and bred Invercargill man Shaun Yeo has been sharing his take on Kiwi life since he was in high school.

Trace Hodgson

In the industry since the 1980s, Trace Hodgson has made a name for himself as a talented cartoonist.

Sport's naughty and nice revealed

Serena Williams was totally, utterly, wonderfully nice in 2018.

OPINION: So which sports personalities were naughty and nice? Read this list and check it twice.

Shutdown won't hurt Trump

The US government shutdown comes on the heels of Donald Trump's precipitous withdrawal from Syria, the resignation of ...

OPINION: A recent poll shows 43 per cent of Americans supported building the US Mexico border wall.

Why US needs to leave Syria

US President Donald Trump made the announcement of the military withdrawal from Syria last week.

OPINION: Perpetual war is not the American way of war. People deserve better than constant conflict.

Emotions soured glorious gold

New Zealand's Samuel Gaze gestures towards Anton Cooper after suffering a puncture.

OPINION: Gold-winning cyclist Sam Gaze said sorry, but he couldn't take back that finger and scowl.

Don't bubble wrap kids this Christmas

Children should not be put off from taking some risks, it can have real benefits for their development, says ACC boss ...

OPINION: Over-protecting children from risks can be counter-productive as it ignores the real world benefits of risk-taking.

Lamenting the passing of civic good

Rongotea can put on a Christmas parade, but its Catholic church almost didn't have mass on Christmas Day.

OPINION: A 31-year-old playing one of the three wise men in a nativity play represents something bigger.

It's Trump's trigger to pull

For over a year, Mattis has been trying to reassure congressional leaders that he could help check some of Donald ...

OPINION: The notion that a defence secretary could have blocked Trump launching nukes was misguided.

Well, it was a year...

ASB jumped into the robot world with the launch of Josie.

OPINION: 2018 showed we're still unconvinced by creepy robots.

So you're getting a divorce

If you have children, you'll have extra decisions to make around visitation, responsibilities, and how everything will ...

OPINION: We divorce lawyers are readying for the busiest time of year.

Don't treat us like halfwits, minister

13042018 News Photo: TOM LEE/STUFF - Hon David Parker, Labour list MP in Hamilton

OPINION: Who is responsible for contaminating properties next to the Ōhakea airbase? The Crown, surely.

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