A (former) judge may be going to say that David Bain is not innocent beyond all reasonable doubt. That doesn't necessarily mean he won't get compensation, but it makes it a bit harder to do so.
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Just when I thought I was out ... they pull me back in
This is not a post about David Bain. It just looks that way.
Read MoreBinnie vs Fisher: the definitive guide
This is the last word on the David Bain case. There will never be, nor need to be, another thing written about it ever again. Do you believe me much?
Read MoreCrowdsourcing the Binnie report (and the Fisher report on the Binnie report ...)
Want to say something about the Binnie Report on David Bain's innocence? Or Robert Fisher's review of that report? Or Judith Collins' handling of the whole matter? Here's your chance.
Read MoreThe return to zero
I have no idea how the David Bain compensation bid is now going to turn out. But I don't see why that should stop me telling you about it
Read MoreIt's called covering your backside
David Bain's claim for compensation is starting to look more and more like Charlie Brown's attempt to kick the football.
Read MoreI was wrrr ... wrrrooo ... not right.
It looks like a lot of people owe David Bain an apology - as well as an awful lot of cash. Here's my contribution (to the apologies, anyway).
Read MoreWhen you ain't got nothing, you've got nothing to lose
David Bain has filed a claim for compensation with the Minister of Justice. He'll be damn lucky to get it.
Read MoreBain's Travails; or it's not over even when it's over
You might think a jury's "not guilty" verdict finally puts a matter to rest but David Bain is discovering that it can be just the beginning
Read MoreThe Greatest Show in Town's Final Curtain
David Bain's retrial is now in the hands of the jury. Their verdict will bring down the curtain on a superb piece of legal theatre
Read MoreNational News Brief, Tuesday March 17
$1 billion boost for roads; TVNZ to cut 90 jobs; unions say fire foreign workers first; anti-terror squad recruitment begins; no more spying on MPs; 15-year-old secret revealed at Bain trial
Read MoreNational News Brief Friday, March 13
Auckland regional fuel tax could be scrapped; the spoils of Rugby World Cup shared out; Bollard unlikely to cut much more from OCR; Graeme Hunt now Australasia's richest man; Crown says Bain's fit a fake; temporary jobs abound in Southland
Read MoreNational News Brief Wednesday, March 11
Ports of Auckland could be privatised; Government ditches green schemes; police investigation of Bain murders under scrutiny; agricultural "super-university" proposed; Auckland and Wellington now cheaper to live in; national cycleway gets the tick
Read MoreNational News Brief, Friday March 6
David Bain trial begins; gang members carry concealed weapons; Ngai Tahu charging eelers; ACC entitlements to be cut; new political programme; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Monday March 2
Proposed $60 million spend to boost tourism; police called to schools to deal with unruly students; sharp rise in newborns taken into CYF care; three-strikes law could breach human rights; drinking age to be reviewed; Arthur Allan Thomas joins Bain support camp
Read MoreNational News Brief Thursday, February 12
NZ man arrested "trying to enter al Qaeda stronghold"; international students coming to NZ for a bargain; $100 million electricity grid upgrade; haka part of historic Treaty deal; heavy rains today; David Bain to get another court hearing next week
Read MoreNational News Brief, Thursday February 5
John Key defends "modest" tax package; roads tipped to dominate infrastructure spend; more power cuts in Auckland; hardline DNA gathering "draconian"; Tainui King's historic return to Waitangi; Fonterra board member named; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Wednesday December 10
Paula Bennett axes $200,000 conference; KiwiSaver changes cost taxpayers; National fast-tracks First 100 Days legislation; Hanover investors agree to rescue package; parents warned about dangers of "co-sleeping"; Privy Council rejects Bain's request
Read MoreNational News Brief, Wednesday November 12
John Key's cabinet taking shape; John Banks slashing Auckland budget; bankruptcies up by a third; Phil Goff a workaholic; answers for David Bain; and more
Read MoreNational News Brief, Thursday October 30
Labour's "neutron bomb" a fizzer, John Key not involved in H-fee scam; Labour to match National's credit crisis assistance plan; 'new evidence' in David Bain case; Contact offers incentives to keep customers; New Zealanders bad for the environment; and more
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