Roll call of witnesses

David Richwhite's latest affidavit features a roll call of potential witnesses in the insider trading case.

It says the case should be heard in Auckland because Tranz Rail and most of the witnesses are there, including:

* Former Tranz Rail leaders such as Noel Coom (general manager of rail services), Wayne Collins (finance chief) and Leigh Davis, Wayne Walden and Jon Cimino (directors).

* The administrator of Tranz Rail's banking syndicate, Bruce Stockwell of the BNZ.

* John Balgarnie, who had executive responsibilities for Midavia.

* Three un-named KPMG partners who attended a key Tranz Rail audit committee meeting in July 2002.

* Financial analysts who covered Tranz Rail: Doug Smaill and Terry Tolich (Goldman Sachs JBWere), Wade Gardiner (UBS Warburg), Andrew Mortimer (Credit Suisse First Boston), Warren Doak (Macquarie) and Dennis Lee (ABN Amro).

* Broker UBS Warburg, which sold Midavia and Berkshire's shares.

* Three of the five major buyers of these shares - Armstrong Jones, BT Financial Group and Arcs Investment Management.

* Deutsche Bank, which acted for Midavia.

* Richwhite's family company, David Lloyd Investments, which retained 3.68 million shares after Midavia sold.

Richwhite also argues Auckland is the only "practical" port of entry for the overseas-based defendants, plus probable Northern Hemisphere witnesses such as former Tranz Rail chairman Robert Wheeler and former CEO Michael Beard.Gareth Vaughan