A teenage girl who drove a van that crashed and killed two men while she was more than three times the legal drink drive limit has avoided a jail term.

A quiet ride for Claire van Schaik ended with her lying in agony on the road with a set of handlebars embedded 10cm into her stomach.

A woman who partially blinded a Hawke's Bay policeman after kicking him in the head and eye in July last year has been jailed for more than six and a half years.

The man accused of sexually violating and killing a five-year-old Napier girl has been further remanded in custody.

Misbah ul-Haq made a career-best unbeaten 93 to steer Pakistan to a thrilling two-wicket win over New Zealand in the fourth one-day cricket international.

A man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a five-year-old Napier girl in December. Sahara Baker-Koro was found dead in her Napier home on December 21 last year.

Jesse Ryder has been ruled out of the fourth one-day cricket international against Pakistan today.

Black Caps skipper Daniel Vettori hopes his side gets plenty of batting practice in today's fourth one-day-international in Napier.

Alison Shanks has stood on the dais to receive world championship and Commonwealth Games gold medals. But she remembers just as vividly standing at the helm of the Spirit of New Zealand.

A body found in a crashed car near Napier yesterday has been formally identified as missing motorist Alex Binns, police say.