Vanuatu's National Council of Chiefs has called for an official name change of the country's largest island - Espiritu Santo.
The Council, made up of chiefs elected from all districts of the country, are asking for the name to be officially changed to "Venia".
According to Vanuatu Daily Post, the Council says the name is the original native name of the island and that it should be restored.
The island was named "Espiritu Santo" by Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernandes de Queirós when he visited the island in 1606.
Source:
RNZ Pacific