Martin van Beynen (born 1959) is a New Zealand writer, print journalist, and former columnist for The Press in Christchurch.
[1] He was educated at St Peter's College, Auckland[2] where he played rugby union[3] and was taught Art by Vic Urlich.
[12] Van Beynen was accused of approaching a juror, which led to criticism of him by an official of the High Court and media outlets.
[13] Years later, Van Beynen wrote and narrated a ten-episode podcast covering the Bain murder case, "Black Hands".
[14] He also wrote and narrated a one-episode sequel podcast, released on 17 September 2017, in response to critical comments about him by former judge Ian Binnie in a radio interview with Kim Hill.